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Båjah (Beja; Bedja), Béja, Tunisiai
Regional Level Types
Båjah (Beja; Bedja)City
BéjaGovernorate
TunisiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Béja57,233 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
234063
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234063:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
باجة, باجة, تونس
French:
Beja, Béja, Tunisie
German:
Beja , Beja, Tunesien
Italian:
Béja, Béja, Tunisia
Russian:
Беджа , Беджа, Тунис
Simplified Chinese:
巴杰, 巴杰, 突尼西亞
Spanish:
Béja, Béja, Túnez
Belarusian:
Беджа, Беджа, Туніс
Catalan:
Béja, Béja, Tunísia
Cebuano:
Mu‘tamadīyat Bājah, Mu‘tamadīyat Bājah
Danish:
Béja, Béja, Tunesien
Dutch:
Béja , Béja, Tunesië
Farsi/Persian:
باجه , باجه , تونس
Greek:
Μπετζά, Μπετζά, Τυνησία
Hungarian:
Béja, Béja, Tunézia
Irish Gaelic:
Béja, Béja, An Túinéis
Japanese:
ベジャ, ベジャ, チュニジア
Kabyle:
Baja, Baja
Korean:
베자 , 베자 , 튀니지
Lithuanian:
Badža, Badža, Tunisas
Polish:
Badża, Badża, Tunezja
Portuguese:
Béja, Béja, Tunísia
Romanian:
Béja, Béja, Tunisia
Scots:
Béja, Béja
South Azerbaijani:
باجه , باجه
Turkish:
Bace, Bace, Tunus
Ukrainian:
Беджа , Беджа , Туніс
Urdu:
باجہ, باجہ
Welsh:
Béja, Béja, Tunisia


Béja (Arabic: باجة Bāja) is a city in Tunisia. It is the capital of the Béja Governorate. It is located 105 kilometres (ca. 65 mi) from Tunis, between the Medjerdah River and the Mediterranean, against the foothills of the Khroumire. The town of Béja is situated on the sides of Djebel Acheb, facing the greening meadows, its white terraces and red roofs dominated by the imposing ruins of the old Roman fortress.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9ja
Wikidata ID:Q814982

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