At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Tunisia is about to start the World Cup journey. This is the sixth World Cup tournament in Tunisia's history. Their first World Cup victory was in the last World Cup. In the final round, they beat Panama 2-1 in an innocuous match.
Football Geography School, we go into Tunisia together and learn the story of the country
Tunisia generalized
Tunisia is the northernmost country on the African continent. The country is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, the Italian island of Sicily across the Tunisian Strait, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west.
Tunisia has a land area of 162,000 square kilometers, which is about the size of China's Henan Province, and the country is divided into 24 provinces. You know, there are only 17 prefecture-level cities under the jurisdiction of Henan Province. With a population of 11.9 million (2021), the population is less than the permanent population of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province (12.47 million, 2021). More than 90 per cent are Arabs and the rest are Berbers.
Northern Tunisia has a subtropical Mediterranean climate, with mild and rainy winters and hot, dry and hot summers, which is very suitable for pomegranate growth. The soft-seeded pomegranate grown north and south of China comes from Tunisia. In 1986, Tunisia established diplomatic relations with China, and as a national gift, China presented six Tunisian pomegranate seedlings and settled in the Xingyang Heyin pomegranate base.
Of these 6 pomegranate seedlings, 4 died and 2 were alive. The remaining two have been improved and bred by generations of Chinese agricultural scientists to become soft-seeded pomegranates on the market.
The relationship between the words Tunisia, Carthage and Africa
Tunisia's English-speaking name is Tunisia, which comes from its capital, Tunis.
Speaking of the city of Tunis, you may not be familiar with it. But when it comes to Carthage, I believe that everyone who has studied the ancient history of the world knows everyone. Tunisia was once the birthplace and national hub of Carthage.
Historical Carthaginians and today's Tunisians have little to do with each other. Carthage was a city founded by the Phoenicians in North Africa. Thus, the ancient Carthaginians were a branch of the Phoenicians. Today, it has long been occupied by the Arabs. The peoples here are descendants of Arabs.
Historically, Carthage crossed the Mediterranean and occupied and ruled Spain and North Africa. It became the fierce rival of the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean. Hannibal, in particular, once captured the city of Rome. In Roman texts, Carthage is also known as Punic (Latin: Punici), and therefore, the war between Rome and Carthage is also known as the Punic War.
The word Tunisia is closely related to Carthage. According to linguists, the city of Tunis is named after Tanit (Punt: 'TNT; Translated into Latin as Tanit).
Goddess Tanit
Later, when the French occupied the place, they used ancient Roman texts and called it Tunisie, which translated into English as Tunisia. The Chinese transliteration is Tunisia.
The ancient name of the Tunisian region was "Africa" or Ifriqiya, the origin of the name of Africa today. The word originally referred to dust. During the Punic Wars with the Carthaginians, the Romans used Africa to refer to the Carthaginian land, the province of Afrikaans.
Later, Africa referred to the name of the entire continent, which is today's African continent. Although today's Tunisians have little to do with ancient Carthage. But the Tunisians protected the Carthaginian ruins. Attracting tourists from all over the world.