La Goulette
حلق الوادي | |
|---|---|
 Panorama of La Goulette | |
  La Goulette Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Tunis Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | La Goulette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amel Limam (Tahya Tounes) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 45,711 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
La Goulette (French pronunciation: [la ɡulɛt], Italian: La Goletta), in Arabic Halq al-Wadi (حلق الوادي ), is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia.
La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E on a sandbar between Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is the point of convergence of Tunisia's major road and rail networks.[1] La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM railway and to Europe by a ferry service.[2]
- ^ Linea, Corsica. "CORSICA linea". www.corsicalinea.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "La Goulette | Tunisia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-06.