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City in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia
Photo: Jaume Ollé, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mahdia is a city in Northern Tunisia, set along a superb coastline with a blue sea, as well as historical town full of tradition.
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Located on the southern side of the peninsula on which the old city was located; built in 916 CE, after the founding of the city within the walls built by the Caliphate on an artificial platform reclaimed from the sea.
Also known as Bab Zouila, the gate is part of the ancient ramparts built in the 10th century by the Fatimids.
One of the largest resort hotels in Mahdia, located reasonably close to the city centre.
There are regular train services from Tunis, Sousse and Monastir, all to the north, operated by SNCFT.
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