Redeyef
الرّدَيِّف | |
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Commune and town | |
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Coordinates: 34°23′N 8°09′E / 34.38°N 8.15°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Gafsa Governorate |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ahmed Tababi (Popular Front) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 26,976 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Redeyef (Arabic: الرّدَيِّف Ar Rudayyif) is a town and commune in the Gafsa Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 26,143.[1] City industry is mainly based on mining.
Infrastructure
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Selja_gorge_railway.svg/220px-Selja_gorge_railway.svg.png)
Redeyef is Terminus of railway line Métlaoui-Redeyef. This line, used for transportation phosphates from mines, is famous because is runs through scenic selja gorges.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine