A presentation about my city sfax. In this presention is bout the food, stereotypes, clothing and places to visit in Sfax

1. Prepared by: Marwa Abid
Duration: 10 min

2. Plan
I. Places to visit
II. Food
III. Clothes
IV.Stereotypes
V. Dancing

3. Introduction
 Location: the South of
Tunisia
 A.K.A: The Capital of South
or Tunisia's "second capital"
 founded in AD 849 on the
ruinsof Taparura and Thaena
e
 The main economic
activities of Sfax :
- Industries
- Agriculture (olive and olive oil,
nuts)
- Fishing (largest fishing port
in Tunisia)
- Trade (import-export).

4. I. Places to visit

5. 1. Medina
 Built by the Aghlabids in
the 9th century and
were strongly fortified in
the 12th century.
 6 entrances
 Bab Diwan is the nicest
of all the entrances with
3 gates. The left gate is
the oldest surviving and
complete part of the
walls, dating back to
1306.

6. The streets here are laid out in a grid plan,
presumably inherited from the Roman town.

7. 2. Folk Museum (Dar Jellouli)
 a two-storey 18th century
mansion
 belonged to a wealthy
Andalusian family
 a beautiful inner
courtyard surrounded by
horseshoe arches
 a delicately carved door
 window frames of Gabès
stone.
 a wide range of everyday
objects, furniture,
traditional costumes,
jewellery and Arab
calligraphy.

8. 3. Great Mosque
 founded in AD 849
 The graceful minaret is
made up of 3
successively smaller
 decorated with Kufic
inscriptions and
ornamental bands.

9. 4. Chaffer
 This beautiful strip of
sand is much
frequented by the
population of Sfax
especially on the
weekends and in
Summer become a
vibrant and buzzing
hub of family fun.

10. 5. Kerkennah Islands
 The Kerkennah
Islands lie off
the Tunisian coast,
between 20 km and 40
km east of Sfax.
 From Sfax there are,
depending on the
season, between 2 and
5 daily car ferries to the
islands.

11. II. Food

12. 1. Chermoula
 During the Eid el-Fitr
 Ingredients:
- dried dark grapes
- onions cooked in olive
oil
- spices such as cloves,
cumin, chili and black
pepper as well as
miskta cinnamon.
 served with cured salted
fish (4-5 days)
 Time: 2 Days

13. 2. Jwajem
 Desert
 Ingrediants:
- fruits
- Home-made
yoghurt
- Flavour of
pomegranate
- Nuts

14. 3. The Marka
 A.K.A: "Market sbarès"
(Type of fish known in
Sfax)
 Ingrediants:
- Onion and garlic
- Oil
- Tomatoes, green
pepper and fish
(especially sbarès)
- Spices: red peppers,
black pepper, cumin
and salt

15. III. Clothes

16. Traditional
women
clothes
This girl is
wearing the
traditional
clothes of
Tunisian women
living in Sfax.
Now, only old
women wear it.
Except during
weddings, all
women wear
these clothes to
perpetuate the
tradition.

17. Traditional bride clothes

18. IV. Stereotypes
People in Sfax are stingy.
Sfaxien people are very
conservative.
Everything in Sfax is
cheap.

19. V. Dancing

20. Ressources
 http://gg.tigweb.org/sarahtoumi/20863
 http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/sfax-
tun-sf-sf.htm
 http://tn.geoview.info/the_medina_sfax,25594041p
 http://looklex.com/tunisia/sfax04.htm
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sfax