Official Name: | Skhira |
Pushpin Map: | Tunisia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tunisia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tunisia |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Sfax Governorate |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 11912 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 34.3006°N 10.0708°W |
Skhira (ar|الصخيرة) is a coastal town in Sfax Governate, central-eastern Tunisia. It is located at around 34.3006°N 10.0708°W. It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Gabes. It has a large oil terminal for pipelines coming from the Tunisian and Algerian oilfields. The old village grew in the late nineteenth century as the centre of the export trade in esparto grass, used in the manufacture of paper.