Monastir

Monastir ^[1] ( Arabic. المـنسـتير al -munastîr , from the Greek μοναστήριον - monastery ; in the Tunisian dialect - / lmisti: r / ) - a city in Tunisia , the administrative center of the same name vilayet , the center of the 549-thousandth own agglomeration and the second center 1 5 millionth polycentric conurbation of Souss — Monastir — Mahdia . Fishing port, seaside resort, hometown of Tunisian first president Habib Bourguiba . Population - 105 thousand inhabitants (2014).

City
Monastir
Emblem
A country	Tunisia
Vilayet	Monastir
History and Geography
Timezone	UTC + 1
Population
Population	105 thousand people ( 2014 )
Agglomeration	549 thousand
Digital identifiers
Telephone code	3
Postcode
monastir-tunisia.com

Fortress - Ribat Hartem

Mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba

train Sahel Metro at the train station in Monastir

The city is located on a rocky peninsula of the central coast of Tunisia 20 km south of Sousse and 162 km south of the capital, Tunisia .

Monastir stands on the site of the ancient Phoenician city-colony Rus Penna , founded in the 5th century BC . The modern city is based on the ruins of the Numidian city ​​of Ruspin , near which on January 4, 46 BC. e., in the course of Caesar’s confrontation with Pompey , there was a series of fierce clashes between the troops of the two former triumvirs , which ended with varying success; during the fighting, the Pompeian Mark Petreus was seriously injured ^[2] . In the 5th century AD, the Byzantines built a powerful fortress here to protect the commercial port.

The main historical attraction of Monastir is the Ribat Hartem fortress. Monastir also has a medina , the monumental mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba, a museum of Islamic art, the Mosque of Soborna, Sidi Ali al-Meseri at the Kubbu cemetery and others, a marina harbor with pleasure boats, a large promenade with rocky capes, a promenade, beaches and a mermaid statue. The city has a children's amusement park, a yacht club, a diving center, a golf club, and a riding school in Skanes. There are also a large number of restaurants, bars, gift shops.

Near the city there is a large international airport Monastir-Bourguiba , connected with many cities of Europe and Russia. The city is connected with other cities of the country by highways, intercity buses and red-striped intercity minibuses (the so-called louges ). Through the city, as well as the Monastir-Bourguib airport, there passes the metro train Sous — Monastir — Mahdia Sahel Metro . City transport is represented by buses, blue-striped shuttle vans and taxis.