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Monastir is located on the east coast of Tunisia halfway between the capital (Tunis) and the oil sites of southern Tunisia.

Description and History:

The seaside resort of Monastir is highly recommended for visitors of Tunisia. Situated on a peninsula in the south of the Gulf of Hammamet, this coastal town of the Sahel of Tunisia offers its visitors beautiful sunny beaches, beautiful coastal landscape and closeness to the magnificent olive groves of the Sahel of Tunisia which attracts many travellers.

Leptis Minus was one of the first Phoenician counters located in the Tunisian coast. It flourished thanks to its privileged position that brought it the country’s wealth and that of the sea.

Annexed to the Roman Empire during the last Punic War, Ruspina was the fulcrum of the African campaign of Julius Caesar. The Byzantines conquered it, and built a monastery. It was from the Latin word monasterium that the current name of the town (Monastir) was derived.

The town will be taken by the Arabs, when they became the masters of North Africa, to the early eighth century. Since then, Monastir will continue to gain importance, reaching its zenith in the eleventh century under the reign of the Fatimids. At that time, “Hilalian” invasions caused the destruction of Kairouan, Monastir, near the new capital-Mahdia which inherited the rank of the country's spiritual capital.

Later, the city was occupied several times by the Spaniards until the Ottoman Turks annexed it to their empire in the sixteenth century.

Today, Monastir is a university pole and a privileged touristic destination, famous for its modernity and serenity.

University pole:

Monastir has been a university pole since independence.
Today, the University of Monastir has 16 academic institutes: School of Engineering (energy, electrical, textile, mechanical), Faculty of Science, Faculty of Economics and Management, graduate schools of biotechnology, computer and mathematics, applied science and technology, languages, arts and crafts, along with schools of pharmacy, medicine, and dentistry ...

Number of Faculty:
592 University faculty
324 Medical professors.
177 High school teachers
426 Contractual Tunisian faculty
08 foreign contractual faculty.
23 other degrees (engineer, doctor, professor)
Students registration:

During the academic year 2008-2009, the University of Monastir counted approximately 25000 students.

Geographically speaking, the proximity of the University of Monastir to the University of Sousse(20 km), create a dynamic network of academic exchange. The University of Sousse includes 16 institutions, mainly a school of engineering (mechanical, computer, electronics, and telecommunications).

Trivia:
Population: 71,546
Average temperature: 19.1 º C (12.1 in January and 26.4 in July)
Average sunshine: 7.7 hours / day (5.4 h in January and 10.9 h in July)
Timezone: GMT +1
Distance from the capital: 162 km (highway about 142 km)
International airport: Skanes - Monastir
Marina: Marina Cap Monastir (400 seats)
Source: National Institute of Statistics (RGPH 2004

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