El Golâa

El Golâa is a veelage in soothren Tunisie. It is locatit sootheast o Chott el Djerid a few miles north o Douz in the region o Nefzaoua.

It is admeenistratively attacht tae the Kebili Govrenorate, Tunisie. As o 2004, it haed a population o 7,037. Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) 

Like mony veelages an touns surroondin its name provides information on the site. Here, El Golâa means "citadel" (like its namesake in the sooth o Algerie). Indeed, the population o El Golâa oreeginally occupied a heich point relative tae the plain surroondin. Estimatit at aboot 700 fowk at the end o the nineteent century, it haes steadily expandit its aurie o Habitat tae hauld doun the hill an then the surroondin plain. As shown in the photo o the village, it remains at the top o the Hill as ane mosques o the village (o which there are the minaret) an a public garden.

Gien the absence o written sources, first hand, it is difficult tae define precisely the oreegins o the population o El Golâa. Several competin narratives aboot the oreegin an descent o Guelaouas (so that the villagers are cawed).

See an aa
Leet o ceeties in Tunisie

References

Category:Populatit places in Kebili Govrenorate
Category:Communes o Tunisie