Jemmal Explained

Official Name:Jemmel
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Pushpin Map:Tunisia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:35.64°N 10.76°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tunisia
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Monastir Governorate
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:55285
Population As Of:2014
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Jemmal (Arabic: جمال) is a city in the Monastir Governorate of Tunisia, located about south of Monastir. As of 2014 it had a population of 55,285.[1] The city is well known for its historic Grand Mosque and is at the centre of a region of olive groves. A festival takes place each year during the olive harvest season in November or December. It is also an important industrial center for textiles and manufacturing; the manufacturing industry employs about half of Jemmal's active population. An industrial zone was established in 2005 on 7.5 hectares (.03 sq. miles), along the road that connects Jemmal to the town of Moknine.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Résultats du Recensement 2004. Institu National de la Statistique. 28 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203203938/http://www.ins.nat.tn/fr/rgph2.1.commune.php?code_modalite=24432&Code_indicateur=0301007&Submit3=Envoyer. 3 February 2016.
  2. Web site: " Populations, logements et ménages par unités administratives et milieux " . fr . census.ins.tn . 11 January 2020 . 28 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128184626/http://census.ins.tn/sites/default/files/vol%201%20rgph%202014%20site%20%281%29.pdf . dead .