Tunisia is a country located in North Africa. It shares borders with Libya in the south and Algeria in the west. In the north and east is washed by the Mediterranean Sea. The country occupies an area of 163,610 square kilometers. Tunisia also includes the Djerba and Carcan Islands in the Gulf of Gabes. Tunisia is divided into four topographical regions. In the north, the country is crossed by the low Atlas Mountains with a height ranging from 610 to 1520 m. The only major river of the country Madzharda crosses the region from west to east and flows into the Gulf of Tunis. Southward from the mountains is the plateau with an average height of about 610 m. Further to the south, salt lakes, known as shatt or chott, are located. Some of the lakes are below sea level. In the very south lies the Sahara, occupying about 40% of the territory of Tunisia.

Tunisia represents beautiful white beaches, green oases and yellow sands of the Sahara, behind which one can see sharp mountain peaks. The mild Mediterranean climate, clean and warm Mediterranean Sea, modern hotels covered with greenery, irreproachable service, numerous preserved monuments of centuries-old history of Tunisia, the most interesting excursions and gourmet national cuisine - everything will allow you really enjoy your stay in this beautiful country.
Tunisia has all the conditions for water sports, horseback riding, fishing, and boat trips on cutters. Old national traditions and European lifestyle are well combined in Tunisia.

Tunisia’s culture is highly diverse, in part because of long periods of Ottoman and then French rule but also because populations of Jews and Christians have lived among a Muslim majority for centuries. Similarly, the capital, Tunis, blends ancient Arab souks and mosques and modern-style office buildings into one of the most handsome and lively cities in the region. Other cities include Sfax (Ṣafāqis), Sousse (Sūsah), and Gabès (Qābis) on the fertile coast and Kairouan (Al-Qayrawān) and El-Kef (Al-Kāf) in the arid interior.

The population of Tunisia is essentially Arab Berber. However, throughout the centuries Tunisia has received various waves of immigration that have included Phoenicians, sub-Saharan Africans, Jews, Romans, Vandals, and Arabs; Muslim refugees from Sicily settled in Al-Sāḥil after their homeland was captured by the Normans in 1091. The most notable immigration was that of the Spanish Moors (Muslims), which began after the fall of Sevilla (Seville), Spain, as a result of the Reconquista in 1248 and which turned into a veritable exodus in the early 17th century.
As a result, some 200,000 Spanish Muslims settled in the area of Tunis, in the Majardah valley, and on the Sharīk Peninsula in the north, bringing with them their urban culture and more advanced agricultural and irrigation techniques. Finally, from the 16th to the 19th century, the Ottomans brought their own blend of Asian and European traditions. This great ethnic diversity is still seen in the variety of Tunisian family names.