Sakiet Sidi Youssef
| Sakiet Sidi Youssef ساقية سيدي يوسف | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
| Country |
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| Governorate | Kef Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 6,339 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Tunisian Arabic: ساقية سيدي يوسف) is a town and commune in the Kef Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 6,196.[1]
In 1958, it was bombarded by French forces in the belief that it was serving as a refuge for Algerian independence fighters, an event that sparked an international outcry and helped precipitate the end of the Algerian War.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-11-28 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (in French) Hédi Baccouche, L'agression française contre Sakiet Sidi-Youssef : les faits et les suites, éd. Université de la Manouba, La Manouba, 2008
Coordinates: 36°13′N 8°21′E / 36.217°N 8.350°E
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