La Goulette حلق الوادي, Halq al-Wādī La Goletta (Italian); La Goleta (Spanish)
La Goulette Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.305°E / 36.81806; 10.305
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Tunis Governorate
Population (2004)
- Total	28,407
Time zone	CET (UTC1)

La Goulette (Arabic: حلق الوادي‎, Halq al Wadi) is the port of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The Kasbah fortress was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain but was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1574. La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.305°E / 36.81806; 10.305Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.305°E / 36.81806; 10.305.

The name derives from gullet, a channel where the city is located, not from the ship type schooner, called goélette, goleta or goletta in French, Spanish and Italian.

La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM railway.

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• http://www.lagoulette.net
• 1996 film inspired by pre-1967 religious diversity in area

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