Sidi Aïch (Tunisia)

Sidi Aïch سيدي عيش
Sidi Aïch Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E / 35.22972°N 9.12944°E / 35.22972; 9.12944Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E / 35.22972°N 9.12944°E / 35.22972; 9.12944
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Gafsa Governorate
Population (2004)
• Total	8,297 [1]
• Ethnicities	Arab
• Religions	Islam
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
Postal code	1250

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.

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