Sidi Bou Said

Sidi Bou Said () is a toun in northren Tunisie (it is locatit ae 20 km frae the caipital o Tunisie, Tunis).

The toun got its name for a Muslim releegious figure who lived there, Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji (afore he came alang, it wis cawed Jabal el-Menar). The toun itself is a tourist attraction as it is kent for the extensive uise o blue an white colors aw ower the toun. Aw kynds o souvenirs (some no even remotely connectit tae Sidi Bou Said an sometimes no tae Tunisie itself) can be bought in the main street. While stayin in Sidi Bou Said for a few days is no common, tourists frae Hammamet an ither tourist touns uisually come tae Sidi Bou Said. It can be reached bi a TGM train, which runs frae Tunis tae La Marsa.

 Airtists 
Sidi Bou Said is still unner reputation as a toun o artists. Mony famous artists lived there or visitit Sidi Bou Said. Maist famous is probably Paul Klee. Ither European airtists include Gustave-Henri Jossot, August Macke, Saro Lo Turco an Louis Moillet. Tunisian airtists in Sidi Bou Said are members o École de Tunis (paintin schuil o Tunis). Maist famous are Yahia Turki, Brahim Dhahak an Ammar Farhat.

 History 
 12t century/13th century AD Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji comes tae the village o Jabal el-Menar an establishes a sanctuary. Efter he dees in 1231, he wis buried there.
 18t century Turkish governors o Tunis an wealthy citizens o Tunis build residences in Sidi Bou Said.
 1920s Baron Rodolphe d’Erlanger applies the blue-white theme aw ower the toun.

 Popular tourist destinations near Sidi Bou Said 
 Kairouan (Al-Qayrawān, القيروان)
 Tunis (Tūnis, تونس)
 Hammamet () (الحمامات)
 Carthage (قرطاج)

References

History of Sidi Bou Said 
About Sidi Bou Said in general
Lexicorient 

Category:Populatit places in Tunis Govrenorate
Category:Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners
Category:Communes o Tunisie