El Guettar, Tunisia
El Guettar (Arabic: القطار Al Qaṭār) is a town in central Tunisia in Gafsa Governorate. It is traditionally known for its pistachio nuts.
El Guettar | |
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  El Guettar Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′14″N 8°57′10″E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Gafsa |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 14,088 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
History
In the 1950s, archaeologists found a crown of balls, 4,000 silex, mammal's teeth and bones of animals laid out near a dried up watering hole which is some 40,000 years old. Testimony of devotion with regard to a spirit of the waters, source of any life, and ruins which may constitute the oldest religious "building" known in the world (Hermaïon of El Guettar).
The town was the site of a major World War II battle between American forces under George S. Patton, and elements of the German Afrika Korps led by general Jürgen von Arnim, as well as Italian forces led by General Giovanni Messe. in early 1943.
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