Béja

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Béja is a historic city in northwestern Tunisia known for its agricultural importance and Roman-era heritage.

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Béja canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
administrativeStatus municipality ⓘ
capitalOf Béja Governorate ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
coordinateLocation 36.7333°N 9.1833°E ⓘ
country Tunisia ⓘ
countryCallingCode +216 ⓘ
distanceTo about 100 km west of Tunis ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 300 metres ⓘ
hasAgriculturalProduct barley ⓘ
legumes ⓘ
olive oil ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
hasBuilding Béja railway station ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity grain trade ⓘ
hasHeritage Roman-era heritage ⓘ
hasHistoricalLayer Byzantine period ⓘ
Islamic period ⓘ
Punic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
hasIndustry agriculture ⓘ
food processing ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature fertile Béja plain ⓘ
hasNearbyRiver Medjerda River ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding mosques ⓘ
hasTopography surrounded by hills ⓘ
historicalName Vacca ⓘ
Vaga ⓘ
knownFor agricultural importance ⓘ
cereal production ⓘ
fertile plains ⓘ
languageSpoken Tunisian Arabic ⓘ
linked to: Maghrebi Arabic
locatedIn North Africa ⓘ
northwestern Tunisia ⓘ
northwestern Tunisian highlands ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Béja Governorate ⓘ
locatedInRegion Tell region of Tunisia ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
postalCode 9000 ⓘ
regionType agricultural region ⓘ
roadNetwork served by National Road RN5 ⓘ
significantPeriod Roman era ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
transportInfrastructure connected by road to Tunis ⓘ
wasPartOf Province of Africa Proconsularis ⓘ
Roman Africa ⓘ
linked to: Roman North Africa

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