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History: Tunisia

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Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/arabinfo/tunisia.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/tunisia/index.html)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

Asslama Yatounes (http://www.fairkess.com/tn/index.html)
A major Tunisian portal on everything from business, media, tourist and other sites.

Bab- el-Web (http://www.babelweb.com.tn/home/BEW-index)
Tunisian website that covers all facets of contemporary Tunisian life.

Carthage in Ancient Texts (http://www.carthage.edu/outis/carthage.html)
Because of its namesake Carthage College in Illinois has included on its website historical information about ancient Carthage, as well as a short bibliography of major works on the topic.

The Country and People of Arab Countries (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/tunisia.html)
Arranges links to many web sites by topics.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tunisia.html)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.

Harissa (http://www.harissa.com)
Focuses on the history, culture and genealogy of the Jewish community of Tunisia.

Infoplease (http://www.infoplease.com/)
Part of the electronic Learning Network, this homepage allows searches by country which yield articles in almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical works, etc. Additional reference links are provided as well.

La Presse (http://www.lapresse.tn/)
French national daily that covers local, regional and international affairs.

Theodora.com (http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/tunisia/index.html)
Historical events as well as current information about the economy, government, and politics of Tunisia.

Tunisia Archaelogy (http://www.umich.edu/~cfc/classarchum/home.htm)
Excellent site for the history and archaeology of all Mediterranean countries.

Tunisia Globe (http://www.tunisiaglobe.com/)
Online current news website on Tunisia.

Tunisia National Tourism Office (http://www.tourismtunisia.com/togo/)
Tunisia's official tourism website: provides information on every major historical site and every resort area in Tunisia. Very helpful for travelers to the country.

Tunisia Online (http://www.tunisiaonline.com/)
News and information on the country's history, government, society and culture, and more.

Tunisia Page (http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Tunisia.html)
Website created by the Norwegian Council on Africa. Search under Tunisia for information on the history, archaeology, geography, languages of Tunisia. This site is important for all the countries of Africa and the Mediterranean.

UCLA Library Collections & Internet Resources (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
The University of California Library Collections and Internet Resources in Middle Eastern, Arab, Islamic, Armenian and Central Asian studies.

University of Texas Middle East Website (http://menic.utexas.edu/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org)
"World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations." Searchable by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.

Yahoo Directory-Military History-Punic Wars (http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/)
An important site for information on the history of ancient Tunisia.

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