Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Sakiet Sidi Youssef ساقية سيدي يوسف | |
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Commune and town | |
Country |
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Governorate | Kef Governorate |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 17,500 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Sakiet Sidi Youssef (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
- ↑ (French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
- ↑ (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