La Goulette

La Goulette

La Goulette
حلق الوادي, Halq al-Wādī
La Goletta (Italian); La Goleta (Spanish)
La Goulette is located in Tunisia
La Goulette
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.305°E / 36.81806; 10.305
Country Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Governorate Tunis Governorate
Population (2004)
 - Total 28,407
Time zone CET (UTC1)

La Goulette (Arabic: حلق الوادي‎, Halq al Wadi) is the port of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The Kasbah fortress was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain but was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1574. La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.305°E / 36.81806; 10.305Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.305°E / 36.81806; 10.305.

The name derives from gullet, a channel where the city is located, not from the ship type schooner, called goélette, goleta or goletta in French, Spanish and Italian.

La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM railway.

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