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| Width | 60 m |
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| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Coordinates | 36°48′00″N 10°11′07″E / 36.800054°N 10.185184°E |
| East end | Lake of Tunis |
| West end | Place de l'Indépendance (and Avenue de France extension) |
Avenue Habib Bourguiba (Tunisian Arabic: شارع حبيب بورڨيبة) is the central thoroughfare of Tunis, and the historical political and economic heart of Tunisia.[1] It is named for Habib Bourguiba, the first President of Tunisia and the national leader of the Tunisian independence movement. Today, the broad Avenue aligned in an east-west direction, lined with trees and facades of shops, and fronted with street cafes on both sides, and which is compared to the Champs-Élysées in Paris, and its extension, the Avenue de France, Place de l'Indépendance marking the central roundabout with Lake of Tunis at the eastern end. Many of the important monuments are located along this avenue, including Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul, French Embassy in Tunisia and Théâtre municipal de Tunis.[2][3]
Most cities in Tunisia also have an Avenue Habib Bourguiba.[3]
- ^ Hole, Abigail; Grosberg, Michael; Robinson, Daniel (15 April 2007). Tunisia. Lonely Planet. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-74059-920-7. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ Anthony Ham (30 July 2010). Lonely Planet Africa. Lonely Planet. pp. 218–. ISBN 978-1-74104-988-6. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ a b David Hoffman. "Avenue Habib Bourguiba – Tunis, Tunisia". FP Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.