Tunisia -- Zaghouan

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About Tunisia -- Zaghouan

Tunisia - Zaghouan

Counties: Bir Mchergua, El Fahs, En-Nadhour, Ez-Zeriba, Saouaf, Zaghouan

Zaghouan Governorate (Arabic: ولاية زغوان‎) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,768 km² and has a population of 161,000 (2004 census). The capital is Zaghouan.

Zaghwan (or Zaghouan; Arabic: زغوان‎) is a town in the northern half of Tunisia. Situated on a low ridge of the Dorsale Mountains, the town has a mild climate and presents a green aspect. Cold water from here was taken by aqueduct to Carthage. The town is famous for its roses, originally cultivated by Muslim refugees from Spain in the seventeenth century. The town is located around 100km due south of Tunis and around 50km inland (west) from the Gulf of Hammamet and has an estimated population of around 12,000 (2005). It is the capital of the Zaghouan Governorate.