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