Sayada, Tunisia


Sayada is a city in the Sahel region of Tunisia. It is located about fifteen kilometers south of Monastir. It is part of the administrative governorate of Monastir, and is the county seat of the Sayada-Lamta-Bou Hajar Delegation which has a population of 22,944 people.

Description

The town is based around a small hill that overlooks the and the two small islands that make up the Kuriat archipelago. The built up area extends for over a mile in every direction from the hill but especially towards the flat tidal area.
Sayada is joined in a "delegation" with the smaller communities of Bouhjar and Lemta. Sayada itself is within the Monastir Governorate which administers the larger area from the city Monastir which is 12 miles inland.

Born here