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Fortified Atlantic cities of Morocco | Route of a Thousand Kasbahs | Chefchaouen, the 'blue city' | Roman Volubilis, Moulay Idriss and Meknes | Moroccan miscellany on film | Tangier, Morocco | Marrakech, Morocco | Tunisia

Tunisia

The Arab Spring uprisings were sparked in Tunisia, and it remains the only Arab country which has managed to sustain any serious democratic reform. However my visit took place in 2004, during the long-running Bourguiba era, before those heady days.

These images have been scanned from the original 35mm Fujichrome or Ektachrome transparencies.






Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis
Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis		 Ruins of ancient Carthage
Ruins of ancient Carthage		 Olives and spices for sale in the Medina, Tunis
Olives and spices for sale in the Medina, Tunis
Roman Colosseum, built AD 230 - 238, dwarfs the modern town of El Jem
Roman Colosseum, built AD 230 - 238, dwarfs the modern town of El Jem		 El Jem
El Jem		 El Djem
El Djem
Village mosque, Matmata, southern Tunisia
Village mosque, Matmata, southern Tunisia		 Farmer on his donkey, Matmata
Farmer on his donkey, Matmata		 Looking out over the 'troglodyte' town of Matmata. Each pit is a single dwelling
Looking out over the 'troglodyte' town of Matmata. Each pit is a single dwelling
Tozeur's 200,000 palms are watered by an irrigation system builit in the 13th C
Tozeur's 200,000 palms are watered by an irrigation system builit in the 13th C		 The prized Deglet En Nour dates
The prized Deglet En Nour dates		 Tending the palm groves in Douz, Tunisia's largest Saharan oasis
Tending the palm groves in Douz, Tunisia's largest Saharan oasis
Time out, Douz, Tunisia
Time out, Douz, Tunisia		 The Great Mosque of Sousse
The Great Mosque of Sousse		 Fishing harbour, Sousse
Fishing harbour, Sousse
Laneways of the Medina, Sousse
Laneways of the Medina, Sousse		 Minaret at Sousse
Minaret at Sousse		 Hôtel Tamerza Palace, Tamerza
Hôtel Tamerza Palace, Tamerza
The old village of Tamerza, destroyed by freak rains in 1969
The old village of Tamerza, destroyed by freak rains in 1969		 The old village of Tamerza, destroyed by freak rains in 1969
The old village of Tamerza, destroyed by freak rains in 1969		 Distinctive brickwork of the old quarter of Tozeur, Ouled El-Hadef
Distinctive brickwork of the old quarter of Tozeur, Ouled El-Hadef

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