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Sfax
[ sfahks ]
noun
- a seaport in E Tunisia, in N Africa.
Sfax
/ sfæks /
noun
- a port in E Tunisia, on the Gulf of Gabès: the second largest town in Tunisia; commercial centre of a phosphate region. Pop: 570 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
Migration experts say Mediterranean storm Daniel forced smugglers in and around the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax to pause their operations for several days, creating a bottleneck.
The port city of Sfax is a central jumping-off point for Africans who hope to make the risky boat journey across the Mediterranean.
The migrants had set off from the Tunisian city of Sfax, a well-known launchpad for sea journeys to Europe.
Within half an hour of our departure from the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax and boarding the national coast guard patrol boat, the radar had intercepted its first signal.
A day after news of the tragedy emerged, migrants in the Tunisian city of Sfax prepared to make the same crossing.
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