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Mahdia, coastal city with 37,000 inhabitants, south of Monastir and southeast of Sousse . Mahdia is a provincial centre north of Sfax . It has an important fishing harbour and associated fish-processing industry. It is the capital of Mahdia Governorate . HISTORY A city already existed at this site during the time of the Phoenicia ns and Romans , but was destroyed during the Arab conquest of North Africa . Mahdia was founded by the Fatimids under the Caliph Abdallah Al-Mahdi in 921 and named after their self-proclaimed Mahdi . It was made the capital city of Ifriqiya . In 1087 the Town Was Attacked by raiding ships from Genoa and Pisa . The Zirid s had their residence here in the 11th Century , until this role was taken over by Tunis in the 13th Century during the Hafsid Dynasty . Some buildings still exist from the 10th and 11th centuries, such as the Great Mosque and the Casbah , which have helped make the city an important tourist attraction. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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