El Golâa
El Golâa (Arabic: القلعة Al Qal'ah) is a village in southern Tunisia. It is located southeast of Chott el Djerid a few miles north of Douz in the region of Nefzaoua.
El Golâa | |
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Commune and town | |
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  El Golâa Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 33.705°N 8.965°E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Kebili |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 7,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
It is administratively attached to the Kebili Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2014, it had a population of 7,912.[1]
Like many villages and towns surrounding its name provides information on the site. Here, El Golâa means "citadel" (like its namesake in the south of the Algeria). Indeed, the population of El Golâa originally occupied a high point relative to the plain surrounding. Estimated at about 700 people at the end of the nineteenth century, it has steadily expanded its area of Habitat to hold down the hill and then the surrounding plain. As shown in the photo of the village, it remains at the top of the Hill as one mosques of the village (of which there are the minaret) and a public garden.
Given the absence of written sources, first-hand, it is difficult to define precisely the origins of the population of El Golâa. Several competing narratives about the origin and descent of Guelaouas (so that the villagers are called).
See also
References
- (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine