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Tunis

Tunis is the capital of modern Tunisia, founded by the Arabs at the end of the seventh century on the site of an older city called Tunes, inland beside a lagoon and distinct from coastal Carthage. The Encyclopaedia of Islam reports that Arab historians credit Hassan ibn al-Nu'man with founding it in 80 AH and with setting up a shipbuilding arsenal there. It stayed subordinate to al-Kayrawan for a long time, then served as capital under the Ottomans and the Muradi and Husaynid beys, through the French protectorate and into the independent republic.

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