Meknassy
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Meknassy | |
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Commune and town | |
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| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Sidi Bouzid Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 14,844 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Meknassy (Arabic: المكناسي Al Miknāsī), sometimes spelt Maknassy, is a town and commune in the Sidi Bou Zid Governorate, Tunisia. In 2004 it had a population of 13,742.[1] It is in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid, 120 kilometers west of Sfax, and is a small administrative center (capital of delegation) and a marketing center for agricultural produce from the surrounding area, including fruit.
Its population is explained by the settling of Berber tribes (Confederation of Hammama) who nomadized in this steppe in the region.[clarification needed]
The city is internationally known for breeding purebred Arabian horses and an annual festival of Arab thoroughbreds.
Geology
[edit]The Meknassy Basin features brittle structures linked to a deep, uneven geometry, forming alternating depressions and uplifts. The movement of Triassic evaporites (halokinesis) started in the Jurassic and persisted through the Cretaceous. Under extensional forces, salt migration influenced sediment deposition and the positioning of structures before compression. Later, during compressional deformation, the reworking of evaporites intensified the folding of uplifts. A detachment zone is present within the Triassic evaporites.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 19 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Haji, Taoufik; Zouaghi, Taher; Boukadi, Noureddine (1 August 2014). "The role of inherited structures in the evolution of the Meknassy Basin, Central Tunisia, based on geological–geophysical transects". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 96: 51–59. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.03.016. ISSN 1464-343X.
34°36′15″N 9°36′20″E / 34.60417°N 9.60556°E