Avenue Habib Bourguiba

Avenue Habib Bourguiba (Tunisian Arabic: شارع حبيب بورڨيبة) is the central thoroughfare of Tunis, and the historical political and economic heart of Tunisia. It is named for Habib Bourguiba, the first President of Tunisia and the national leader of the Tunisian independence movement. Today, the broad Avenue aligned in an east-west direction, lined with trees and facades of shops, and fronted with street cafes on both sides, and which is compared to the Champs-Élysées in Paris, and its extension, the Avenue de France, Place de l'Indépendance marking the central roundabout with Lake of Tunis at the eastern end. Many of the important monuments are located along this avenue, including Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul, French Embassy in Tunisia and Théâtre municipal de Tunis.

Avenue Habib Bourguiba
شارع حبيب بورڨيبة
Şāraɛ Ħbib Būrguibā
Width60 m
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Coordinates36.800054°N 10.185184°E / 36.800054; 10.185184
East endLake of Tunis
West endPlace de l'Indépendance (and Avenue de France extension)

Most cities in Tunisia also have an Avenue Habib Bourguiba.

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