Call Tunisia

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To call a fixed line in Tunisia from the United States, simply follow these easy to follow dialing tips:

• first dial 011, the U.S. exit code;
• next dial 216, the country code for Tunisia;
• then dial the area code (1-2 digits. See a sample calling code list below);
• and finally, dial the phone number (5–7 digits).

If you’re calling Tunisia from on the globe, you simply need to do the following:

• enter the exit code: It’s also referred to as the IDD code (International Direct Dialing) or ISD code (International Subscriber Dialing). For most countries, it’s 00 or +. For the USA and Canada, it’s 011;
• country code: Each country is assigned a unique phone code;
• area code: This is the code for a part of Tunisia. It’s generally a simple area or a city;
• local number: The local number you would like to call.

Here is a list of large area codes and town calling codes in Tunisia.

You’ve now learned how to call Tunisia. With Talk360, you simply have to buy airtime and enter the mobile number you want to call.

• Tunisia is located in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea . Due to its location and proximity to essential shipping routes, it was once an influential regional power.
• Tunisia has been inhabited for around 200,000 years ago since the Stone Age.
• Tunisia has been the centre of several colonisations including those of the Phoenicians (as early as the 12 century BC), the Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, various Arab and Berber kingdoms and the Ottomans from the 16th to late 19th century.
• Tunisia is part-home to the largest desert in the world . The Sahara Desert, with a total area of some 8,600,000sq km (3,320,000sq mi), covers much of North Africa including Southern Tunisia.
• Several scenes from the Star Wars movies were filmed in Tunisia. The Saharan landscape of southern Tunisia is home to several sets including the village of Tataouine, which was Luke Skywalker’s home planet, Tatooine, in the original 1977 movie.
• Southern Tunisia was once covered with forest and savannah as opposed to sand. At the end of the last Ice Age, around 8000 years ago, the Sahara desert spread throughout the region.
• Tunisia is home to the northernmost point of Africa , Cape Angela (Ras Angela).
• In 1881, France invaded Tunisia taking control of its economic and foreign affairs. In 1883, Tunisia became a French protectorate.
• In 1956, Tunisia achieved complete independence.
• Following independence, Tunisia was led for three decades (1956 to 1987) by Habib Bourguiba , who advanced secular ideas, particularly the emancipation of women.
• In 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi committed suicide by setting himself on fire. His actions sparked anti-government demonstrations that led to the Jasmine Revolution which forced President Ben Ali into exile after 23 years in power.
• The events in Tunisia sparked a wave of protests throughout the Arab world that later became known as the Arab Spring which also toppled the governments of Egypt, Libya, and Yemen.
• Tunisia is home to the ancient city of Carthage , founded in the 9th century BC on the Gulf of Tunis. The UNESCO-listed Archaeological Site of Carthage was once the centre of a great trading empire covering much of the Mediterranea.
• Tunisia’s name derives from the capital city of Tunis , which has three possible origins: from the Berber root word “ens,” which means “to lie down” or “to pass the night,” implying Tunis was once a camp or rest stop; after the Punic goddess Tanit; or after the city of Tynes mentioned in the writings of ancient authors.

Source:

factsinstitute.com/countries/facts-about-tunisia/