Aryanah
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Ariana أريانة |
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Street in the center of Ariana
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 Ariana
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| Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°ECoordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E | |
| Country |
 Tunisia
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| Governorate | Ariana |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 209 sq mi (542 km2) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 114,486 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Aryanah (Tunisian Arabic: أريانة 
Ariana) is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part the agglomeration of Tunis, also called "Grand Tunis". It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E. It is the capital of Ariana Governorate and the country's eighth largest city.
The city's name seems to date back to the period of the Vandal kingdom in Africa: the Vandals, in fact, were of Arian faith.
The city's origins date back to the Zirid dynasty. Under the Hafsid sultan Muhammad I al-Mustansir Ariana became the residence of the Sephardi Jews and Muslim Andalusians, who sought refuge in Tunisia in the thirteenth century.
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