where is halq-el-wadi?

Hello

This is a port in Tunisia close to the capital, Tunis, and linked to
it by a canal.

The Arabic name can be transliterated in different ways and the most
common "English" spelling for it is Halq-al-Wadi.


"Tunis [...] Access to the Gulf of Tunis (an arm of the Mediterranean)
is by a canal terminating at a subsidiary port, Halq al Wadi (La
Goulette)."
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0849692.html


It is shown on this map under its alternative name La Goulette:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ts.html


"Tunisia's chief ports are Tunis, Halq al Wadi, Bizerte, Susah, and
Slax."
http://www.amdsb.ca/ArthurMeighenPS/OurSchool/BondyWebPage/jw-8m/webpage.htm


Here's a list of alternative spellings, including one with "el" rather
than "al":

Halq-al-Wâdî
Halq-al-Wadi
Khalq-al-Wadi
Ĥalq-al-Wad
Halq-al-Wad
Khalq-al-Wad
Halq el Oued
La Goulette
http://www.world-gazetteer.com/a/a_tn.htm


This webpage has nothing to do with the port but shows how "al" and
"el" are both used when Arabic names are put into English:
http://almashriq.hiof.no/egypt/700/780/fareed-el-attrache/index.html


I hope this helps but please don't hesitate to ask for clarification
if you have any queries.


Regards - Leli


search terms:
Halq-el-Wadi
Halq-al-Wadi
map
La Goulette

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Clarification of Answer by leli-ga on 22 Jun 2003 03:52 PDT

Apologies - one of the special characters in the list of alternative
spellings has come out as a mish-mash of numbers etc. Hope this isn't
a nuisance.