Sfax

American

[sfahks] / sfɑks /

noun

a seaport in E Tunisia, in N Africa.

Sfax British

/ 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)

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Last February, a boat sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax with more than 40 Sudanese people on board.

From BBC

The unnamed girl, from Sierra Leone, told them she had set off with another 44 people from Sfax in Tunisia.

From BBC

In any case, experts agree that it’s unlikely that smugglers go unnoticed as they weld dozens of iron boats in clandestine shipyards before launching them from beaches around Sfax.

From Seattle Times

The port city of Sfax is a central jumping-off point for Africans who hope to make the risky boat journey across the Mediterranean.

From Seattle Times

The migrants had set off from the Tunisian city of Sfax, a well-known launchpad for sea journeys to Europe.

From Reuters

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