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El Golâa | |
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Commune and town | |
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  El Golâa Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates:33°42′18″N8°57′54″E / 33.705°N 8.965°E /33.705; 8.965 | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Kébili Governorate |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 8,716 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
El Golâa (Arabic:القلعةAl Qal'ah) is a village in southernTunisia. It is located southeast ofChott el Djerid a few miles north ofDouz in the region ofNefzaoua.
It is administratively attached to theKebili Governorate,Tunisia. As of 2014, it had a population of 7,912.[1]
Like many villages and towns surrounding its name provides information on the site. Here, El Golâa means "citadel" (like its namesake in the south of theAlgeria). Indeed, the population of El Golâa originally occupied a high point relative to theplain surrounding. Estimated at 700 people at the end of the nineteenth century, it has steadily expanded its area of Habitat to hold down the hill and then the surrounding plain. As shown in the photo of the village, it remains at the top of theHill as onemosques of the village (of which there are theminaret) and a public garden.
Given the absence of written sources, first-hand, it is difficult to define precisely the origins of the population of El Golâa. Several competing narratives about the origin and descent of Guelaouas (so that the villagers are called).
| Homes | Families | Males | Females | Total |
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| 1892 | 1584 | 3892 | 4020 | 7912 |
33°42′18″N8°57′54″E / 33.705°N 8.965°E /33.705; 8.965
