It is Tunisian coastal city located in 125 miles from the south mahdia constitutes a municipality.
of an island of 4592 feet length and 1640 feet width and it is one of the fishing ports in the country . further more , the touristy activity has a big importance in the local economy , finally mahdia became a pivotal centre for the development of the country .
Besides , it develops a pole of higher education notably with the department of the institute of economy and management while open his door’s in 1999
On the level  of tourism , the city keep’s the beauty of town of fishers where .the handicraft remains of the silk. The city entails some worthy monuments and fabulous place of interest
The skifa kahla : (called bab zouila ) a huge forti   fying  door dated of the XVI century while is one of the access point  for the historic centre of mahdia undone of the rare vestige of the ancient rampart of the city
The sea cemetery while open’s directly on the sea 

The wrecks: My submarine wrecks dating from the middle ages and the second world war deposited charge on the city
The brdj el kébir : An imposing fortress having a  vaulted and bent crossing while leads to an imposing ground is sat up  in 1595 to wards the spit of the cape of Africa by abou abdallh moudamed bacha 
The big mosque: It is founded by ubayd allah al-mahdi in 916 and is subjected to many adjustments to be finally restored in the seventies on the mosque’s plan of
- Century and the most unique in the region
- The majority of the hotels are located besides the sea , the offer of hotels vary , moving from five-star hotel of the thalassic therapy centre to the beautiful three-star hotels.