Sidi Aïch (Tunisia)
Place in Gafsa Governorate, Tunisia
Sidi Aïch
سيدي عيش
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Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E / 35.22972°N 9.12944°E / 35.22972; 9.12944 | |
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Governorate | Gafsa Governorate |
Population
(2004)
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• Total | 8,297 [1] |
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Ethnicities
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Arab |
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Religions
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Islam |
Time zone | UTC1 ( CET ) |
Postal code |
1250
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Sidi Aïch ( Arabic : سيدي عيش ) is a small town, located at 35° 13′ 47″ N, 9° 07′ 46″ E in south-central Tunisia , it belongs to Gafsa Governorate and it is located in 29 km in the north of Gafsa.
This city was the birth place of Mohammed Gammoudi , athlete and first Olympic champion from Tunisia .
Ruins near the town have been tentatively identified with Gemellae , a Roman era civitas in the Roman Province of Byzacena .