"Tina, Tunisia" redirects here. For the town in Bizerte Governorate, see Tinja, Tunisia.
Thyna, formerly Henchir-Tina, is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 26,635.[1] It is located on the coast about 12 km (7 mi) south of Sfax.
Thyna is located in the area of the Carthaginian city of Thenae. It is the most important archaeological site in the vicinity of Sfax. Thyna was the southernmost city in the Roman Province of Africa and became a colony under the Emperor Hadrian (117-138). Little remains on the site, but traces can be seen of Roman villas, bath-houses, an early Christian basilica, a necropolis, and tannery. The town was considered to be on the frontier between the Carthaginian territory and the Berber kingdom of Numidia. Many objects, including some of the mosaics, have been removed to the museum at Sfax.[2] The main point of interest is the "Baths of the Months"; the mosaics here are intact but largely covered with sand. Nearby is a smaller bath house, and parts of the walls of the Roman town can still be traced. A temple has been excavated as well as some dwellings beside a Roman street.[3]
Geographyedit
The town is traversed by the RN1 which connects Sfax to Gabès. The town has an industrial area that was built in 1999, and to the west lies the Sfax-Thyna International Airport. There are salt mines nearby extending over an area of about 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) and producing 300,000 tonnes of salt a year. On the coast are saltmarshes which are visited by large numbers of migrating water birds.
thyna, tina, tunisia, redirects, here, town, bizerte, governorate, tinja, tunisia, formerly, henchir, tina, town, commune, sfax, governorate, tunisia, 2004, population, located, coast, about, south, sfax, commune, townphare, coordinates, 687333, 720500, 687333. Tina Tunisia redirects here For the town in Bizerte Governorate see Tinja Tunisia Thyna formerly Henchir Tina is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate Tunisia As of 2004 it had a population of 26 635 1 It is located on the coast about 12 km 7 mi south of Sfax ThynaCommune and townPhare of ThynaThynaCoordinates 34 41 14 4 N 10 43 13 8 E 34 687333 N 10 720500 E 34 687333 10 720500Country TunisiaGovernorateSfax GovernoratePopulation 2014 Total33 529Time zoneUTC 1 CET Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editMain article Thenae Thyna is located in the area of the Carthaginian city of Thenae It is the most important archaeological site in the vicinity of Sfax Thyna was the southernmost city in the Roman Province of Africa and became a colony under the Emperor Hadrian 117 138 Little remains on the site but traces can be seen of Roman villas bath houses an early Christian basilica a necropolis and tannery The town was considered to be on the frontier between the Carthaginian territory and the Berber kingdom of Numidia Many objects including some of the mosaics have been removed to the museum at Sfax 2 The main point of interest is the Baths of the Months the mosaics here are intact but largely covered with sand Nearby is a smaller bath house and parts of the walls of the Roman town can still be traced A temple has been excavated as well as some dwellings beside a Roman street 3 Geography editThe town is traversed by the RN1 which connects Sfax to Gabes The town has an industrial area that was built in 1999 and to the west lies the Sfax Thyna International Airport There are salt mines nearby extending over an area of about 1 500 hectares 3 700 acres and producing 300 000 tonnes of salt a year On the coast are saltmarshes which are visited by large numbers of migrating water birds See also editList of cities in TunisiaReferences edit in French Recensement de 2004 Institut national de la statistique Archived 2015 09 24 at the Wayback Machine Auzias Dominique Labourdette Jean Paul 2011 Tunisie 2011 2012 Petit Fute p 324 ISBN 2 7469 3021 8 Jacobs Daniel Morris Peter 2001 The Rough Guide to Tunisia Rough Guides pp 250 251 ISBN 978 1 85828 748 5 nbsp This Tunisia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thyna amp oldid 1110057844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
