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Tunis–Carthage International Airport (مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي)

Tunis–Carthage International Airport (مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي), also known as Carthage Airport, is the main airport of Tunisia, serving the capital, Tunis, about 7 km northeast of the city center.

Tunisha Sharma

Tunisha Sharma (تونيشا شارما), Indian TV and film actress (2002–2022) known for Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Internet Wala Love, and Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul; died by suicide on set at 20, co-star Sheezan Khan arrested for abetment.

Tunisia (organization)

Tunisia (organization): the Comité National Olympique Tunisien (CNOT), Tunisia's National Olympic Committee, founded 27 May 1957, IOC-recognized 1957, first Games Rome 1960, 18 Olympic medals through Paris 2024, led by Mehrez Boussayene.

Tunisia (تونس)

Tunisia (تونس), officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a North African republic on the Mediterranean coast, home to about 12 million people and known for its 2011 uprising.

Tunisia national football team

Tunisia national football team, the Eagles of Carthage (Les Aigles de Carthage): Tunisia's FIFA/CAF men's team since 1957; seven World Cups, first African side to win a World Cup match (3-1 vs Mexico, 1978), AFCON champions once (2004).

Tunisian Arabic

Tunisian Arabic (Tounsi, Derja, تونسي; ISO 639-3 aeb) is the Maghrebi Arabic dialect of Tunisia, about 12 million speakers, n- first-person prefix, heavy vowel reduction, Berber, French, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish loanwords, no official standardization.

Tunisian campaign

The Tunisian campaign, also called the Battle of Tunisia, was the final stage of the North African campaign in World War II, ending with the Axis surrender in May 1943.

Tunisian collectivization

Tunisian collectivization, called l'expérience des coopératives in French, was the 1962 to 1969 socialist experiment under Habib Bourguiba and Ahmed Ben Salah that collectivized agriculture and commerce before collapsing in 1969.

Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas

The Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (French: Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz, or STEG) is the state-owned utility producing and distributing electricity and natural gas across Tunisia, created in 1962.

Tunisian Constitution of 1861

The Tunisian Constitution of 1861, also called Qānūn al-Dawla al-Tūnisīya, was the first written constitution in the Arab world, promulgated in 1861 by the bey of Tunis, Mohammed al-Sadok.

Tunisian Constitution of 2014

The Tunisian Constitution of 2014 (دستور الجمهورية التونسية) was adopted by the National Constituent Assembly on 26 January 2014 and repealed by the Constitution of 25 July 2022.

Tunisian crochet

Tunisian crochet, also called Afghan crochet or tricot-crochet, is a hook technique where a forward pass picks loops onto a long hook and a return pass works them off, making dense, low-stretch fabric; documented in Europe from the 1850s, origin uncertain.

Tunisian democratic transition

Tunisian democratic transition (2011–2021): the Arab Spring's only democratization, from Ben Ali's fall on 14 January 2011 through the 2014 constitution, elections of 2011, 2014, and 2019, to Kais Saied's 25 July 2021 power grab.

Tunisian dinar

The Tunisian dinar is the currency of Tunisia, issued by the Central Bank of Tunisia. It has been convertible for current-account transactions since 1992, but is not freely convertible.

Tunisian famine of 1942–1943

The Tunisian famine of 1942–1943 was a food crisis in the French protectorate of Tunisia during World War II, caused by German occupation, requisitioning of stocks, and drought.

Tunisian General Labour Union

The Tunisian General Labour Union (French: Union générale tunisienne du travail, UGTT) is Tunisia's national trade union confederation, founded in 1946, and the country's oldest and largest labor federation.

Tunisian independence

Tunisian independence (استقلال تونس) was the negotiated end of the French protectorate, proclaimed on 20 March 1956 after a nationalist campaign led by Habib Bourguiba's Neo-Destour Party.

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (LP1), Tunisia's top football division, 16 clubs, 30 matches; Club Africain champion 2025/26 with 66 points; Espérance de Tunis record 34 titles; bottom three relegated to LP2.

Tunisian literature

Tunisian literature (الأدب التونسي) is the literary tradition of Tunisia, written in Arabic and French, with vernacular derja writing emerging recently. The poet Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi is its national poet.

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (Quartet du dialogue national) is a coalition of four Tunisian civil society organizations formed in 2013 and awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.

Tunisian resistance to the French protectorate

Tunisian resistance to the French protectorate was the opposition to French rule imposed by the 1881 Treaty of Bardo, first armed and later political, until independence on 20 March 1956.

Tunisian Revolution

The Tunisian Revolution (الثورة التونسية), also called the Jasmine Revolution, was a 2010 to 2011 uprising that ended Ben Ali's 23-year rule and began the Arab Spring.

Tuniu

Tuniu (途牛) is a Chinese online leisure travel company founded in Nanjing in 2006 and listed on Nasdaq under the symbol TOUR, known for self-operated packaged tours.

Tunka Manin

Tunka Manin, also written Tunkamenin, was a ruler of the Ghana Empire from 1062 into the 1070s, remembered for expanding trade and described by al-Bakri in 1067.

Tunka-Rex

Tunka-Rex (Tunka Radio Extension) was a digital radio antenna array at the Tunka-133 cosmic-ray experiment in the Tunka Valley, Siberia, operating from 2012 to 2018.

Tunku Abdul Jalil

Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar Ibrahim Ismail (1990-2015), Tunku Laksamana of Johor, fourth child of Sultan Ibrahim; first Johor royal police inspector; died of liver cancer; cancer foundation bears his name.

Tunku Abdul Rahman

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (1903–1990), the Tunku, Malaysia's first Prime Minister (1957–1970): led Malaya to independence on 31 August 1957, founded Malaysia on 16 September 1963, and later became the first OIC Secretary-General.

Tunku Abu Bakar

Tunku Abu Bakar (Tunku Abu Bakar Mahmood Iskandar Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Ibrahim), Tunku Putera Johor, is a son of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor, born 2001, and a GT racing driver, 2023 GT3 Asia runner-up.

Tunku Ismail Idris

Tunku Ismail Idris (TMJ), Tunku Mahkota and Regent of Johor since 2024 while his father Sultan Ibrahim is Yang di-Pertuan Agong; Indian Military Academy-trained officer and owner of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC, winner of the 2015 AFC Cup and 12 straight Malaysia Super League titles.

Tunku Kudin

Tunku Kudin, born Syed Zainal Abidin, was a Kedah prince and military leader who resisted Siamese occupation, recapturing Kota Kuala Kedah in 1831 before being killed.