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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