Aryanah

Ariana أريانة
Street in the center of Ariana
Ariana Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°ECoordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Ariana
Government
Area
• Total	209 sq mi (542 km^2)
Population (2014[1])
• Total	114,486
Time zone	CET (UTC1)

Aryanah (Tunisian Arabic: أريانة‎  Ariana) is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part the agglomeration of Tunis, also called "Grand Tunis". It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E. It is the capital of Ariana Governorate and the country's eighth largest city.

The city's name seems to date back to the period of the Vandal kingdom in Africa: the Vandals, in fact, were of Arian faith.

The city's origins date back to Ziriti. Under the Hafsid sultan Muhammad I al-Mustansir Ariana became the residence of the Sephardic Jewish aristocracy and Muslim Andalusian, who sought refuge in Tunisia in the thirteenth century.

Gallery

The Essalam Mosque in Ennasr

References

1. (French)