El Haouaria

El Haouaria is a town in northern Tunisia.

Location

The coastal city is located around 140 km from Sicily, at the very tip of the Cap Bon peninsula, southeast of the capital Tunis.

Population

The city has about 10,000 inhabitants, but this number increases in the summer to up to twice as many visitors stay in El Haouaria over the summer.

Falconry

El Haouaria is known for the breeding of birds of prey, especially for the art of falconry. Every year, the so-called " Falk hard " instead, which attracts even sheikhs of the UAE who watch the spectacle and usually buy one of the hawks.

Others

The area is interesting for tourists, since near the town of the caves of El Haouaria are.

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• Location in Tunisia
• Governorate of Nabeul
• Place in Africa