Tabarka
طبرقة | |
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  Tabarka Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 36°57′16″N 8°45′29″E / 36.95444°N 8.75806°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Jendouba Governorate |
| Elevation | 15.4 ft (4.7 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • City | 19,819 |
| • Density | 10,090/sq mi (3,894/km2) |
| • Urban | 41,293 |
| • Urban density | 80/sq mi (31/km2) |
| • Metro | 48.993 |
| • Metro density | 170/sq mi (64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| Postal Code | 8110 |
Tabarka (Arabic: طبرقة ) is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. Tabarka was occupied at various times by Punics, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Genoese and Ottomans. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which there remains a Genoese castle. Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled on Tabarka by the French colonial authorities in 1952.[1] Tourist attractions include coral fishing, the Coralis Festival of underwater photography,[2] and its annual jazz festival.[3]