Aryanah

Ariana أريانة
City
Street in the center of Ariana
Ariana Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.19556Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.19556
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Ariana
Government
Area
• Total	209 sq mi (542 km2)
Population (2014[1])
• Total	114,486
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)

Aryanah or Ariana (Arabic: أريانة‎  Ariana) is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part the agglomeration of Tunis, also called "Grand Tunis". It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.19556. It is the capital of Ariana Governorate and the country's eighth largest city.

The city's name seems to date back to the period of the Vandal kingdom in Africa: the Vandals, in fact, were of Arian faith. It could also be a reference to Persian settlers from the Islamic invasion of the Maghreb as Persians reffer to themselves as "Aryan".

The city's origins date back to the Zirid dynasty. Under the Hafsid sultan Muhammad I al-Mustansir Ariana became the residence of the Sephardi Jews and Muslim Andalusians, who sought refuge in Tunisia in the thirteenth century.

Climate

In Aryanah, the climate is warm and temperate. In winter there is much more rainfall than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csa. The average annual temperature in Aryanah is 18.0 °C (64.4 °F). About 449 mm (17.68 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Gallery

The Essalam Mosque in Ennasr 

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