Sfax
Port and second-largest city in Tunisia, about 240 km/150 mi southeast of Tunis; population (1994) 230,900. It is the capital of Sfax district, on the Gulf of Gabès. Products include leather, soap, and carpets; there are also salt works and phosphate workings nearby. Exports include phosphates, fertilizers, olive oil, dates, almonds, esparto grass, and sponges.
| Sfax was occupied by the French in 1881. |
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