Name of Object:

La Goulette

Location:

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Institut Supérieur d’Histoire Contemporaine de la Tunisie

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, La Manouba, Tunis

Date of Object:

1861

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper

Description:

The expansion of the city of Tunis necessitated the construction of a large modern port which would be accessible to large-tonnage ships. Thus, in the early years of the French protectorate, the port of Tunis, La Goulette, saw a sharp increase in traffic. As well as a fishing port, the primary function of La Goulette, it also became an industrial centre thanks to the construction of a power plant on the north side of the canal, which served the tramways and the electric railway going to the northern suburbs. Finally, on the eve of the war, La Goulette had also become a residential town, particularly popular in summer for its seaside resorts.

Type of Object

Photograph

Citation of this web page:

Saloua Khadhar Zangar "La Goulette" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;awe;tn;66;en

Prepared by: Saloua Khadhar Zangar
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 066