City of Bizerte

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As a spoiled child who receives her beauty between the arms of the sea and the forest together, she stood tall at the highest point of northern Tunisia to be the maximum point in North Africa.
Bizerte is the city that brought together the civilization, history, magic and splendor of the place.
And the smells of the beautiful time and to the sea, which extends on most of its sides, another time, and live the dream of waves and travel of imagination.
It is a Tunisian tourist province dating back to the Phoenician era. It is a geographical area open to the Mediterranean
A large economic movement is witnessing its active economic growth and the movement of vessels coming to and from it ...

Benzert has a rich tourist and cultural stock that makes it a destination for foreign and Arab tourists, especially since it is rich throughout the year with cultural and tourist events.
Such as the international festival of Benzert, which stood on its top artists in the world ..

Bizerte, characterized by its mobile bridge is witnessing great mobility with the advent of the summer, characterized by breathtaking views and a beautiful climate that fascinates the foreign and Tunisian tourists ..
A sea that stretches in harmony and tranquility that transforms the city into an area of infinite romance ...

The civilizations that followed the city of Bizerte left a unique architecture that distinguishes it from the rest of Tunisian cities, similar to the ancient city of Otek
Which will see a cultural demonstration during this week on 15, 16 and 17 April
"Otic to restore her sun and the ex-moon" as part of the quest to redefine the definition
Otic is the oldest Phoenician settlement in the plains of northern Tunisia.

Bizerte is located in the far north of Tunisia 65 km north of Tunis on the southern banks of the Mediterranean Sea
Making it a prominent strategic position that enabled it to be the center of the state of Bizerte and an important economic pole.

The state of Bizerte is an integrated state with its rich natural wealth and its diverse development hubs in the fields of agriculture, fishing and industry.

The lakes of Bizerte, Iskle and Ghar El-Salt are the most important natural features of the state, along with the island of Galata, which is rich in nature and fisheries
And the white head as the highest point in the African continent and the valley of abstract, which feeds with its flowing water an important part of agricultural land.
Bizerte is characterized by its old enamel and its mobile bridge that secures traffic between the two banks of Bizerte Canal.

The Phoenician Bizerte or "Hippocra" was a center of Otica. It was conquered by the Sicilian commander Agathokel in 309 BC in his campaign against Carthage.
When Rome triumphed, Hippo was destroyed and its soil was sealed with Utica. When Julius Caesar arrived in Bizerte, he annexed it to the Roman Empire and called it "Hippodaritus".
When the rule of the Romans deteriorated, Janserik, the leader of the Hippo, took over from Boniface in 439 AD. The king did not last long in the country, despite the control of "Janserik" and his son "Hanirik" on
The entire Mediterranean region was occupied by Byzantium in 534 AD.

It was opened to the Arabs leader Muawiya bin Hadij, who was a fighter in the army of Abdul Malik bin Marwan in 41 AH (661 AD).
And named commander Hassan ibn al-Nu'man in 698 AD in its current name Bizerte and set up a Ribat to respond to sudden attacks of the Romans.
Bizerte has since become a Muslim Arab city. After the invasion of the crescent and the disintegration of the Sanhaji rule in Mahdiya, the commander rose the lachmi from the kings of the sects in Bizerte
The state of Bani al-Ward and the fortification of its city and its affairs and its rule lasted 151 years (from 404 AH to 555 AH / 1013 AD to 1160 AD).
In the Ottoman era, Bizerte witnessed an economic and economic revival that enabled it to exchange goods between Tunisians and Europeans
Especially after digging the canal and preparing the military and commercial port, which made them highly efficient of defense and control.

The strategic location of Bizerte has made it a meeting point for the various civilizations that have rolled over the Mediterranean basin, leaving the architectural and military monuments to the present day.

The intensity and character of Bizerte reflect the various transformations that the city's architecture has undergone over the past 30 centuries. Bizerte, swept by the waves of history,
Has seen its architecture and the most important features of the form of renewal several times, as it was destroyed in successive times and rebuilt on the ruins of previous buildings, and then returned to life again every time to mark any historical transformation.

But while Bizerte retained its original location, its urban life has seen three major periods. The first period extended in ancient times,
It coincided with a first phase of stability in the Punic era, then a second phase of re-formation during the Romanians and Byzantines.
The second major period began with the rise of the Arab ruling families to power and continued in the Turkish era.
The third period dates back to the 19th and 20th centuries. At that time, Bizerte saw the construction of a large commercial and military port, and the erection of a large European community.