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337 INDE X 4WD Trips 286 a Abbes 256 Accommodation

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4WD trips 286 Jerban 274 books 43, 48, 54, see also literature Punic 49 food 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65 A Roman 49 health 315 Abbes 256 arts 44-53, see also calligraphy, carpets, history 24, 28, 29, 31, 32, 40, 43 accommodation 283-5, see also dance, literature, , painting 40 individual locations ATMs 295 travel 14, 16, 288 activities 285-7, see also camel trek- auberge de jeunesse 284, 290 border crossings 306 INDEX king, cycling, diving, dune skiing, Borj Enna 217 go-karting, golf, hiking, horse- B Borj Ghazi Mustapha 275 riding, microlight flights, quad Barbossa, Khair ed-Din 30, 135, 270 Borj el-Hissar 220 biking, sailing, water sports Bardo Museum 47, 50, 66, 51, 170 Borj Kastil 282 Aeneid, The 25, 49, 90, 91 bargaining 296 Borj el-Kebir 211 Aghlabid basins 203 bars 63 Borj el-Khadra 253 29, 53, 185, 201, 203 bathrooms 299 Bou Hedma National Park 55, 56 139-42 El-Bayadha 26 Boujaffa Beach 191 air travel beaches 102, 285-6 Boukornine National Park 56 airfares 303-4 Barrage Port Princes 121 Bourguiba, Habib 24, 28, 31-2, 33, 43, to/from 302-5 127 196, 198 within Tunisia 307 Boujaffar Beach 191 briq 59, 64 alcohol 61 Cap Serrat 134 49, 145-7, 145, 171 Aleppo pine 55, 179 Hammamet 105 bus travel 308-9 Almohads 30 Hamman Jebli 115 business hours 287 Ammædara 167-8, 177, 168 Korba Lagoon 114 Byrsa Hill 93 animals 54-6, see also birds, camels, El-Mansourah 115 Byzantines 28, 47, 125, 156, 181 cats, crocodiles, elephants, Oued Kassab 115 flamingos Raf Raf 131-2 C Antonine Baths 94 Ras el-Drek 120 Caesar, Julius 27, 185, 196 apartments 285 Sidi Ali el-Mekki 132 cafés 63 archaeological sites Sidi 132, 280 calligraphy 46 Ammædara 167-8, 168 Béja 143 camel trekking 243, 248, 286, 312, 8 Bulla Regia 145-7, 145, 171 Belvedere Rocks 258 camels 54, 162, 248 93 ben Ali, Hussein 30, 75, 160 camionnette travel 309 147-9 ben Ali, Zine el-Abidine 33 camping 284 Cillium 178 Beni Kheddache 239-40 Cap Bon 100-21, 101 156-9, 157, 5, 172 Beni Khiar 114 Cap Serrat 134-5 Gightis 240 Beni Metir 142-3 Capsian people 24, 255 117-19, 117 Berber people 26, 27, 29, 49, 52, car travel 306, 309-12 Mactaris 165-7, 166 162, 233 carbon offset scheme 303 Meninx 282 Berber villages 235-7, 174 carpets 48, 141, 206-7, 297, 8 Neapolis 111 , Ahmed 132 Carthage 24-6, 66, 90-6 Pupput 104 bicycle travel, see cycling attractions 91-5 Sufetula 180-2, 181, 172 bin Nooman, Hassan 67, 234 history 90-1 Thuburbo Majus 153-5, 154 Bir Barouta 203 travel to/from 96 151 Bir Soltane 252 Carthage International Festival 291 Utica 130-1 bird-watching 286 Carthage International Film Festival architecture 48-53 birds 114, 131, 286 291 Berber 52, 228, 235, 237, 8, 174 Bizerte 123-30, 126, 171 cash 295 Islamic 52-3, 175, 176 boat travel 306-8 casino 281 INDEX date palms60 76 Dar Othman 217 Museum Dar Jellouli 96-7 Dar EnnejmaEzzahra Dar Chaabane114 76 Museum Dar BenAbdallah dance 46 HappyLand Park 79 Dah Dah D cycling 140,308, customs regulations 288-9 culture 36-43 crocodiles 281 credit cards295 couscous 60 courses 79,128,288 costs 14,283-4 corsairs, cork 148 consulates 290-1 Colosseum (El-Jem) 208, climate change303 climate 288 cinema 44-5,84 Cillium 178 churches Chott el-Jerid 261, children, travelwith287-8, 318,325 Chenini 236 Chemtou 147-9 262 Chebika Chambi NationalPark 179 Chak WakPark 256 ceramics 48,111,134,297 94,143,144 cemeteries cell phones299 279 Cedouikech Cedghiane 280 Cave d’AliBerbere 279 cats 55 cathedrals, catacombs 191 338 000 000 biking La Basilique137 Basilica94 Damous el-Karita Church ofStPeter 163 Cathedral ofStVincentdePaul 77 79-80 15 itineraries food 64

Photograph pages pages Map Index (C-G) see see pirates churches see also 7 5 mountain Dougga 156-9, diving 286 disabled travellers300 316 diphtheria dinosaurs 232,256 digital photography295 Dido 91 317 diarrhoea 31 Destour (Constitution)Party dehydration 317 315 deep veinthrombosis(DVT) dune skiing 286 dune skiing licence309 driving 61 drinks SirFrancis132 Drake, 135,270,275 243-9, Douiret 236-7 Dougga Festival 156 Elissa, elephants 26,54 283 electricity Eid al-Fitr 41,62,292 Eid al-Adha42,62,292 140,312-3 ecotourism economy 34 E festivals 291-2 ferry travel307,308 El-Feija NationalPark 56,149 299 fax services Fatimids 29,67,201,211 El-Faouar 249 F exchange rates, etiquette 36,64 grass180,296 esparto 277-8 Erriadh erosion 56 environmental issues56-7,133,148 English Patient, The emergencies, embassies 290-1 293 email services 137 195 el-Kantaoui Port 212 Hammamet 105 127 Bizerte Carthage International Festival Carthage Cap BonInternational see 95-6 Festival 106 Dido 244 see insidefrontcover 157 see insidefrontcover , 245 216,251,262 ,

5 , 172 films 25,34,44-5 film festivals 291 French Protectorate 30-1 French Protectorate football 38-43,84 food 58-65,292 flamingos 114,131,286 Flamingo Point280 Genoese Fort 137, Fort Genoese gay travellers292 99 Gammarth 47-8 galleries 265-7, 223-7, Gabès G Great (Béja)143 Grand Sud253 252 Grand ErgOriental government 23 golf 281,286 286 go-karting Gightis 240 Synagogue277, El-Ghriba Synagogue162 Al-Ghriba 235 Ghardimao 149 132 Ghar el-Melh geography 54-7 Star Wars Monty Python’sLifeofBrian English Patient, The FestivalWorld Music 138 Tabarka International JazzFestival Festival 245-6, Raï Oasis Festival 258 Latinos Festival 138 El-Jem InternationalSymphonic Jazz Festival 138 21 itineraries Festival oftheKsour46,237,292 Festival 291 ofMalouf Falconry Festival 120 Dougga Festival 156 InternationalFilm Carthage vegetarianism 64 vegetarianism internet resources 58,62 eating places63 customs 64 books 58,60,61,62,64,65 Festival 138 261, 263 198, 230 138 FestivalMusic 209 Festival 291 22,52,228,229,235, 223 266 , 224 171 216,251,262 175 176 14,17, Guermessas 235-6 Guellala 278-9 Great Mosque()189 Great Mosque()216 211 Great Mosque(Mahdia) 162 Great Mosque(Le Kef) 202-3 Great Mosque() 125 Great Mosque(Bizerte) Houmt Souq 272-7, hotels 284-5 228,229 Hôtel SidiDriss 133,164,250 hot springs hostels 284 140,258,287 horse-riding Homer 272 holidays 292 HIV 316 251,311 hitchhiking history 24-35 140,287 hiking hepatitis 316 henna 226 heat illness317 health 314-18 harissa 277-8 Hara Seghira 119-20 El-Haouaria Hannibal Barca26,187 141,296 handicrafts Hand ofFatima 162,296 Hamuda Mosque75 hammams Hammamet InternationalFestival 291 Hammamet 101-9, 164-5 Hammam Mellegue Hammam Lif99 Hammam Bourguiba142 167-8,177, 94,130,153,155 Haddèj 229-30 H Ksar Ghilane251 121 164-5 Hammam Mellegue Hammam Bourguiba142 Vandal 28 Roman rule26-7 Phoenicans 24 30 Ottomans Islam 28 independence 31-2 30-1 French Protectorate Byzantine 28 books 24,27,28,31,32,40,43 58 71,286 168 103 273 , 105 ,

170 itineraries 11,17-22 itineraries 50 Islamic Museum Islamic holidays41,292 Islam 39-43 internet resources 16,45 internet access293 Film FestivalInternational Short 291 insurance independence 31-2 immigration regulations 302 Île Gharbi220 Île Chergui220 NationalParkIchkeul 56,132-3,286 29 ibn al-Aglab, Ibrahim Ibadis 280 I Mosque 74 Kasbah Kairouan 199-207, Kairouan 208,233 Al-Kahina K Justinian 28 TableJugurtha’s 177, 151,177 Jugurtha Judaism 39,278 jewellery 296-7 rose56 Jericho 269-82, Jerba 143-5 El-Jem InternationalSymphonicMusic El-Jem 207-9 223 Dahar Jebel Chambi54,179 Jebel 140 Biri Jebel Abiod119 Jebel jasmine 193 J in Tunisia 42-3 history of39-43 customs 41-3 travel 303-6,310 religion 39,41,58 health 315,318 food 58,62 environmental issues56,57 40,46 arts travel 293 health 293,314 car 310-11 travel within 207 travel to/from207 202 attractions accommodation 204-5 Festival 291 270 200 6 ,

173 Ksour district 237, Ksour district Ksar Tarcine 253 Ksar Tamelest 238 Ksar Rosfa235 Ksar OuledSoltane237-8, Ksar OuledDebbab237 232 Ksar Megabla 238 Ksar Medenine Ksar Joumaa239 238 Ksar Jelidet Ksar Hallouf240 Ksar Haddada235 Ksar Ghilane251-2 238 Ksar Ksar BeniGhedir235 238 Ksar BeniBarka Mountains54-5 Kroumirie Korbous 121, Korba Lagoon114 Klee, Paul 47 280 Kharijites 49,117-19, Kerkouane Islands220-1, Kerkennah Kélibia 114-17 250-1 177-80 53 Louta Mosque 279 louage travel 312-13 literature 31,43,44,49, 251,253,262 Lezard Rouge268 286 Levaillant’s woodpecker lesbian travellers292 Les Aiguilles137 legal matters293-4 160-4, Le Kef language 319-30 131 Ichkeul Lake 281 La Seguia 251 duDesert La Porte 98-9 La Goulette89-90, La Corbeille264 La Basilique137 L Sousse 190 162 Le Kef Hammamet 104 125 Bizerte books emergencies 323 French 326-30 Arabic 319-25 6 Index (G-L) 161 234 89 117 see 220 5

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339 INDEX INDEX Mactaris, Mactaris, Auguste47 Macke, M 340 markets 111,178,298, markets 230 maps 294 malouf 165-7, Makthar maisons desjeunes 209-13, Mahdia magazines 283 mosaics 47, Monty Python’sLifeofBrian money 290,294-5, Monastir 196-9, mobile phones299 280 262 Midès microlight flights286 Mghit 238 conversions, metric 267-8 Metlaoui 239 Metameur metalwork 296 meshoui 282 Meninx FestivalMedina 291 316, medical services medersas 53,75 238-9 Medenine ofHabibBourguiba198-9 Mausoleum 227-9, Matmata 25,26,27,156,165 Massinissa 000 000 Mosque oftheStrangers 275 Mosque oftheDyers75 75 Mosque ofSidiMahres Mosque74 Kasbah Hamuda Pasha Mosque75 Louta Mosque279 Guellala Mosque279 Great Mosque(Sousse)189 Great Mosque(Sfax)216 211 Great Mosque(Mahdia) 162 Great Mosque(Le Kef) 202-3 Great Mosque(Kairouan) 125 Great Mosque(Bizerte) Great Mosque(Béja)143 198, 230 front cover cover

Photograph pages pages Map 45 63 Index (M-R) see 173 Makthar 166 197 210 223 284 see also see insidefront ,

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14,17, inside health souqs music 45-6 Neapolis 111 natural airconditioning 240 national parks56-7 museums Mouvement desDémocratique 287 mountain biking motorcycle travel306,309-12 109-14, N festivals 138,209,291 230 World WarIIMuseum 130 Museum Utica Sousse ArchaeologicalMuseum 180 Museum 207 Museum IslamicArt Raqqada ONAT 204 Museum Oceanographic Museum (Bizerte) Oceanographic Museum 111 Nabeul Museum & ofPopularArts Museum 198 ofIslamicArt Museum DarEssid190 Museum delaTerre Memoire Musée 232 244 duSahara Musée etTraditions desArts Musée 93 deCarthage Musée Berber228 Musée 195 Monastir CostumeMuseum 211 Museum Mahdia 166 Museum Mactaris 119 Museum Kerkouane El-Jem 209 Museum 265 Museum Gafsa 217 Museum Dar Jellouli 256 Dar CharaïtMuseum 76 Museum Dar BenAbdallah 147 Chemtou Museum Ichkeul NationalParkIchkeul 132 El-Feija NationalPark 56,149 Chambi NationalPark 179 Bardo Museum 47,50,66, Bardo Museum Socialist (MDS)34 Zaytouna (Great) Mosque 71-4, El-TabíaSahib Mosque75 Mosque ofYoussefDey75 Mosque oftheTurks 275 Mosque oftheThree Doors203 190 95 (Carthage) 127 Traditions 275 Populaires 162 169 110 , 112 51 , 170 Numidians, the26,27,123,151,233 Nouil 249-50 newspapers 39,283 31-2 Party Néo-Destour 263-5, Nefta Needles, the137 Pupput 104-5 Punic Wars 25,130,187 95 Punic Ports pottery, 296 postal services 195-6 el-Kantaoui Port population 36,38-43 Pompey 130,185 pollution 56 politics 23 poliomyelitis 316 plants 55-7 planning 17-22,290,292,295,314 pirates 30,31,76,101,115,123,270 photography 295 Phoenicians 24,90,118,119,233,270 297 perfume 302 passports palmeraies painting 47 P Ouled el-Hadif257-8 264 Ouled el-Cherif Oudhna 151 Dey30,76 Othman 263 Ong Jemal ONAT 204 Museum oils 75-6,297 FestivalOctopus 291 95 (Carthage) Oceanographic Museum Oasis Festival 292 O religion 39-43 el-Drek 120 Ras el-Ain163 Ras as-Sana41,62 Ras 207 Museum Islamic Art Raqqada 34,41-2,292 Ramadan Raï 131-2 Raf Raf radio 39,283 rabies 316 R 287 quad biking Q Music Festival Music 291 see 225,244,256 ceramics 263 rugs, Roman rule26-7 Roman caves119-20 road rules311-2 ribats restaurants 63 285 resorts 238 Sahara Desert 241-53, Desert Sahara safety 289-90,311,314 S synagogues Sufism 42,263 Sufetula 180-3, Star Wars spas 142 125 Spanish Fort souvenirs 296 Sidi BouSaïd66,96-8, Sidi BouLifa256 132 Sidi Aliel-Mekki shopping 111,141,296-8 sheeshas Sfax 213-20, Gorge267-8 Seldja 134 104 George Sebastian, Sbeitla 180-3, sand roses297 ofTophet95 Sanctuary sailing 287 Festival 245-6,292, Sahara Sousse 185-95, souqs 75-6,190,216,274 solo travellers298 Soliman 120-1 Sofra Cistern190 Socopa shops297 211 el-Kahla Skifa NationalPark 56 Sidi TouiSaharan 135 Sidi Mechrig 132,280 Sidi Mahres Sidi Frej 221 Sousse 189-90 Monastir 197 El-Ghriba Synagogue (Erriadh) 277 Synagogue(Erriadh) El-Ghriba 162 Synagogue(LeAl-Ghriba Kef) 261, 263 travel within195 travel to/from194-5 see carpets 297 22,52,228,229,235, 214 181 186, 188 181 ,

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175 7 typhoid 317 Tunis 66-99, tuberculosis 317 troglodyte homes54,228, 140,287 trekking travellers cheques295 302-13 transport train travel313 255-61, tours 312 information299-300 tourist of34,279 effects tourism, Tourbet el-Bey76 Toujane 230 toilets 299 tipping 295 time 299 153-5, Thuburbo Majus 289-90 theft thalassotherapy 77,287 289 terrorism temples 158,167,180,154 38,283 television 298-9 telephone services Techine 230 Teboursouk 159-60 taxi travel311 230-4, Tamezret 230 262 Tabarka InternationalJazz Tabarka 135-9, T underground villas145-7 Ulysses 50,272 U walking tour77-9 walking travel within87-9 travel to/from86-7 tours 80 offices70 tourist shopping 85 internet access68 history 67 food 81-3 84 entertainment 82,84 drinking 71-6 attractions accommodation 80-1 Festival 291 68 136 255 , 69 231 , , 72-3 257 154 , 78 8 , 174 , 88 World WarII31,178 sites World Heritage women travellers30-1,318 women inTunisia 43 wine 61 wildlife, weights &measures 283, weddings 37 Utica 130-1 Utica 151 Uthina Zaytouna (Great) Mosque71-4, 190 Zaouia Zakkak 275 Zaouia ofSidiIbraham 203-4 Zaouia ofSidiSahab 125 Zaouia ofSidiMokhtar 75 Zaouia ofSidiMahres 264 Zaouia ofSidiBrahim Zaouia ofSidiAmorAbbada204 Zaouia ofSidiAbid Boumakhlouf Zaouia ofSidiAbdallah NationalPark 155 Zaafrane 249 Z Yasmine Hammamet102 Y websites, weather 288 286 water sports water 56 W visas 300, Virgil 50,90,91 video systems283 travellers64 vegetarian , the28,91,94 vaccinations 314 vacations 292 V Tunis 71 Medina NationalParkIchkeul 132 El-Jem colosseum208 Dougga 156-9 inside frontcover resources passports el-Ghariani 203 el-Ghariani 162, 172 see see see also animals internet Index (R-Z) see also

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