Mateur
Encyclopedia
Mateur is a town in northern Tunisia
. It is located at around 37°2′24"N 9°39′59"E, close to the Lac Ichkeul National Park
.
, Mateur is the county seat of a delegation of 57,562 inhabitants (2004) while its town counts 44,345 inhabitants divided in 8315 families and occupy 6800 accommodation according to the magazine edited by the municipality of Mateur (edition 2006).
Concerning the etymological root of the name of the city, some people see a Latin origin : Matarensis would have been the name of an oppidum located on the site of Mateur during the ancient period. It is also known in different epochs under other names as Materense, Matarus, Matari, Mataris, Matar and Mataritanae. On the other hand, the Arabists see a rapprochement with the term of Matra (in the plural Amtar) which means "precipitation", referring to the rainfall level of the region.
This city, the first town council of which is installed on October 12, 1898, was considered to be an important strategical point during the Second World War. It is to note that the municipality of Mateur celebrated the 110th birthday during year 2008.
The city is located in the middle of a first-rate agrarian region owing to the fecundity of the lands of the ambient lowland. An important market is held there every Friday and Saturday in the course of which they notably sell there the stock and grain. It unites producers of the neighbouring localities (Jefna, Joumine, Bazina, Sedjenane
, Ghezala
, etc) and purchasers come from whole Tunisia. Mateur counts also 2 industrial zones where is installed about twenty foreign firms working in various areas: wiring, mechanics, telecommunications, textile industry, etc.
and WWF
), owing to the diversity of its fauna and its flora. It shelters the lake of the same name which is the biggest natural lake of North Africa.
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. It is located at around 37°2′24"N 9°39′59"E, close to the Lac Ichkeul National Park
Ichkeul Lake
Ichkeul Lake is a lake in northern Tunisia near the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. The lake and wetlands of Ichkeul National Park are an important stopping-over point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds each year. Among the lake's visitors are ducks, geese, storks, and pink flamingoes...
.
Overview
Located in the southwest of the governorate of BizerteBizerte Governorate
Bizerte Governorate is the northernmost of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It covers an area of 3,685 km² and has a population of 524,000 . The capital is Bizerte...
, Mateur is the county seat of a delegation of 57,562 inhabitants (2004) while its town counts 44,345 inhabitants divided in 8315 families and occupy 6800 accommodation according to the magazine edited by the municipality of Mateur (edition 2006).
Concerning the etymological root of the name of the city, some people see a Latin origin : Matarensis would have been the name of an oppidum located on the site of Mateur during the ancient period. It is also known in different epochs under other names as Materense, Matarus, Matari, Mataris, Matar and Mataritanae. On the other hand, the Arabists see a rapprochement with the term of Matra (in the plural Amtar) which means "precipitation", referring to the rainfall level of the region.
This city, the first town council of which is installed on October 12, 1898, was considered to be an important strategical point during the Second World War. It is to note that the municipality of Mateur celebrated the 110th birthday during year 2008.
The city is located in the middle of a first-rate agrarian region owing to the fecundity of the lands of the ambient lowland. An important market is held there every Friday and Saturday in the course of which they notably sell there the stock and grain. It unites producers of the neighbouring localities (Jefna, Joumine, Bazina, Sedjenane
Sedjenane
Sedjenane is a town in northern Tunisia, on the railway line to Mateur and the port of Bizerta.-The First Battle of Sedjenane, February-March 1943:The town became of strategic importance during the Allied Invasion of North Africa in World War II...
, Ghezala
Ghezala
Ghezala is a town of northwestern Tunisia located at 50 kilometres west of Bizerte and 70 kilometres northwest of Tunis.Attached to the Bizerte Governorate, it is the administrative seat of Ghezala Delegation which has 27,799 inhabitants while the town counts a population of 5,490 inhabitants....
, etc) and purchasers come from whole Tunisia. Mateur counts also 2 industrial zones where is installed about twenty foreign firms working in various areas: wiring, mechanics, telecommunications, textile industry, etc.
National Parks
Nearby is the national park of Ichkeul, which contains sites protected by many international institutions (UNESCOUNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
and WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
), owing to the diversity of its fauna and its flora. It shelters the lake of the same name which is the biggest natural lake of North Africa.
Education
Nowadays, the city has two establishments of higher education:- The high of higher education of agriculture
- The High Institute of rapid sciences and electricity (ISET Mateur)