- La Goulette
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official_name =La Goulette
other_name =La Goletta (Italian); La Goleta (Spanish)
native_name =حلق الوادي, Halq al-Wādī
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footnotes =La Goulette ( _ar. حلق الوادي, Halq al Wadi) is the port of
Tunis , the capital ofTunisia . TheKasbah fortress was built in1535 by Charles I of Spain but was captured by theOttoman Turks in1574 . La Goulette is located at around coord|36|49|5|N|10|18|18|E|display=inline,title.The name derives from
gullet , a chanel were the city is located, not from the shipschooner , called "goélette", "goleta" or "goletta" in French, Spanish and Italian.La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the
TGM railway.External links
* http://www.lagoulette.net
* [http://www.tunisia.com/Tunisia/Travel/Tunisia-Travel-Guides/Northern-Tunisia/La-Goulette La Goulette travel guide]
* [http://www.arabfilm.com/item/170/ 1996 film inspired by pre-1967 religious diversity in area]
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