Mahdia

Mahdia
المهدية
Clockwise from top: Mahdia Museum, the Great Mosque of Mahdia, the port of Mahdia, a street in Mahdia, the Skifa al-Kahla.
Official seal of Mahdia
Mahdia is located in Tunisia
Mahdia
Mahdia
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°30′N 11°04′E / 35.500°N 11.067°E / 35.500; 11.067
Country Tunisia
GovernorateMahdia Governorate
Delegation(s)Mahdia
Government
 • MayorFaiza Boubaker Belkhir (Independent)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total62,189
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)

Mahdia (Arabic: المهدية al-Mahdīyah) is a Tunisian coastal city with 62,189 inhabitants, south of Monastir and southeast of Sousse.

Mahdia is a provincial centre north of Sfax. It is important for the associated fish-processing industry, as well as weaving. It is the capital of Mahdia Governorate.