Moularès, Tunisia
Moulares
Om Laarayes | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Moulares | |
| Coordinates: 34°30′N 8°16′E / 34.50°N 8.27°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Gafsa Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 21,716 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Moularès (Arabic: أم العرائس; romanized: Om Laarayes) is a town and commune in the Gafsa Governorate, Tunisia. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 24,487.[1]
The town’s economy has been dominated by phosphate mining since the early 20th century. A railway line was built to transport the ore to Sfax, where it is processed and exported.
See also
References
- ^ (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
34°29′N 8°16′E / 34.483°N 8.267°E