A former Barbary state on the northern coast of Africa south and west of the ancient city of Carthage. It was conquered by the Turks in1575 and later became a French protectorate(1881).

• 突尼斯曾是巴巴里诸国之一，位于非洲北部海岸，古城迦太基的西南方，1575年被土耳其人征服，后来成为法国的保护国（1881年）