Salem Ben Hmida
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Salem Ben Hmida was a Tunisian
poet. (1882 - 1961)
Born in Akouda
, just north of Sousse
, he studied at the University of Ez-Zitouna
in 1947, he chaired the Sahelian cooperation within the Tunisian General Labour Union.
He published a book of poems entitled Azzahriyyet.
Today there is a road in Sousse and schools named after him.
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...
poet. (1882 - 1961)
Born in Akouda
Akouda
Akouda is small town located a few kilometres north of Sousse, Tunisia.Administratively attached to the Sousse Governorate, it is the chief town of a delegation of the same name which in 2004 had 21,237 inhabitants, with 18,998 for the town itself...
, just north of Sousse
Sousse
Sousse is a city in Tunisia. Located 140 km south of the capital Tunis, the city has 173,047 inhabitants . Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. The name may be of Berber origin: similar names are found in Libya and in...
, he studied at the University of Ez-Zitouna
University of Ez-Zitouna
Ez-Zitouna University is located in Tunis. It is claimed to be the oldest teaching establishment in the Arab World, since the Ez-Zitouna madrassa was founded in 737 C.E...
in 1947, he chaired the Sahelian cooperation within the Tunisian General Labour Union.
He published a book of poems entitled Azzahriyyet.
Today there is a road in Sousse and schools named after him.