Bizerte (English spelling)

Japanese: ビゼルト - びぜると(英語表記)Bizerte
Bizerte (English spelling)

A port city in the northern tip of Tunisia, North Africa. It is located 65 km north of the capital, Tunis. It has a population of 98,900 (1994). Facing the Strait of Sicily, it is located at the center of the Mediterranean sea route, and since ancient times it has been a shipping port for agricultural products, a fishing port, and a pirate and naval base. During the French colonial period, a modern wharf was built on the northern bank of the waterway at the outlet of Lake Bizerte into the Mediterranean Sea, and a European-style city was also built. A French naval base was also established here, but it was returned in 1963. After independence, industrialization was promoted, and there are factories for cement, oil refining, shipbuilding, etc., and a steelworks in Menzel Bourguiba at the back of the lake. It is the northernmost point of the African continent, and has a beautiful coastline, making it a tourist destination.

[Hiroshi Fujii]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北アフリカ、チュニジア北端にある港湾都市。首都チュニスの北65キロメートルに位置する。人口9万8900(1994)。シチリア海峡に面し地中海中央部の航路を扼(やく)する位置にあることから、古代より農産物の積出し港、漁港であるとともに海賊、海軍の基地でもあった。フランス植民地時代にビゼルト湖の地中海への出口の水路北岸に近代的な埠頭(ふとう)が建設され、ヨーロッパ風市街地もつくられた。フランス海軍基地も置かれたが、1963年返還された。独立後、工業化が図られ、セメント、石油精製、造船などの工場があり、湖の奥のメンゼル・ブルギバには製鉄所がある。アフリカ大陸最北端の地で美しい海岸があり観光地でもある。

[藤井宏志]

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