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A strategically located Tunisian tourist city, the world's first nature reserve, is renowned for its distinctive architectural style with its blue and white duo, making it a tourist attraction from around the world.
Location
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Located in the northern suburbs of Tunis, Sidi Bou Said is located 20 kilometers north of the Tunisian capital. It is located in the center of the cities of Goulette, El Karem, Carthage, Marsa and Gammarth, and is located on the top of a rocky slope. It also overlooks the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Date
The origin of Sidi Boussaid dates back to the Phoenicians who founded the city of Carthage. Jebel Sidi Bou Said was then called "Mount Manar" or "Mount Marsa". This mountain was used to monitor and fortify Carthage. The name "Sidi Bou Said" was officially named when a municipality was established there in 1893.
The region derives its name from the name of the good father Bo Said bin Khalaf ibn Yahya al-Tamimi al-Baji (1156-1230), where he lived full time for worship and worship, and the high places of Sidi Bou Said, the shrine of the Good Wali and his followers of religious believers such as Sidi Al-Zarif, Sidi Bou Faris and Sidi El-Shebaan
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Despite the few books written about him, researchers say that Sidi Boussaid Béji, the origin of the city of Beja (northwest), who was guarding the coast of the city named after him, represents the model of the pious guardian who was known for his dedication and role in the dissemination of Sufi teachings.
Population
The population of Sidi Bou Said is about 6,000.
Economy
The economy of the region is heavily dependent on tourism revenues, with Sidi Bou Said being one of the major tourist destinations attracting thousands of tourists.
Sidi Boussaid is known for its traditional markets and tourist facilities such as hotels, restaurants, cafés, and delicacies such as Aktoumi Tunisian, Bambaloni, Kaftaji and La Llabbi, as well as shops and souks selling souvenirs, antiques, paintings and handmade gifts.
Sidi Bousaïd's enchanting embrace of date trees, spiny figs and jasmine flowers is a sign of beauty that adorns the civilized face of green Tunisia.
Landmarks
Sidi Boussaid is characterized by an original Arab-Islamic architecture, characterized by blue and white, with only two colors in walls, doors and windows. The houses are decorated with fine engravings and antique finishes, as if they are lined up on top of one another, with alleys and narrow cobbled alleys.
One of the most famous landmarks of Sidi Bou Said is known as the "Nejma Zahra" palace, built by the English Count Erlanger, which later turned into a museum that displays musical instruments and holds concerts of classical and Arabic music.
It also contains more than 500 mausoleums and mausoleums. An annual celebration called "Kharja Sidi Boussaid" is held in the city.
In the past, the visitors and residents of the city slept for three nights in the place of Sidi Bou Said, where Al-Issawiyya resounded the words of the Prophet and the prophecies of the Prophets. These revelations give a spiritual atmosphere and profound reverence to the people who continue to accept the revival of the heritage of Al-Kharja. Shilko, 75.
Sidi Bou Said has been a favorite for art connoisseurs such as the world painters Albrun Rudolph and Paul Klee, who have been associated with a love story and inspired by the charm of her nature and the specificity of her architecture.
Rituals of Kharja
The city of Sidi Boussaid, overlooking the sea, is known for its distinctive Sufi rituals, called Kharja Sidi Boussaid Béji, in the middle of Ramadan. This is followed by the hermit, who held a prestigious position in Sufism.
People of different ages and races flock to participate in the "Al-Kharja" rituals near Sidi Bousaid's shrine, adjacent to the Cafe El-Ka'aya, on the hill of this charming city, amid the rituals and songs of Al-Issawiya and its Sufi recitation.
In this Kharja, the dignitaries of the city of Sidi Bou Said slowly walk in the front row, holding each other in harmony and harmony. All of them wear the best of their foreheads, while some put on their necks with ivory beads.
On the other hand, they follow the march of "Al-Kharja" from the group of Al-Isawiya or "civilization" and then "Al-Shawash" who dance on the Prophet's praises, while some sheikhs raise the flags and chant.
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