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Sidi Bou Said (Arabic: سيدي بو سعيد‎) is a town in northern Tunisia located about 20 km from the capital, Tunis.
Named for a figure who lived there, Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji (previously it was called Jabal el-Menar). The town itself is a tourist attraction and is known for its extensive use of blue and white.

Sidi Bou Said has a reputation as a town of artists. Artists who have
lived in or visited Sidi Bou Said include Paul Klee, Gustave-Henri
Jossot, August Macke, Saro Lo Turco and Louis Moillet. Tunisian artists
in Sidi Bou Said are members of Ecole de Tunis (painting school of
Tunis), such as Yahia Turki, Brahim Dhahak and Ammar Farhat. French
philosopher Michel Foucault lived there for a number of years while
teaching at the University of Tunis.

In the 12th century/13th century AD, Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia
Ettamini el Beji arrived in the village of Jabal el-Menar and
establishes a sanctuary. After his death in 1231, he was buried there.
In the 18th century Turkish governors of Tunis and wealthy citizens of
the latter built residences in Sidi Bou Said. During the 1920s,
Rodolphe d’Erlanger applied the blue-white theme all over the town.

Located just north of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, is the town of
Sidi Bou Said. The entire town is located on top of a steep cliff,
which overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The view from Sidi Bou Said is
absolutely phenomenal,
The entire town is simply beautiful, with flowers draped from almost
every wall and doorway, and beautiful flowing vines hanging throughout
the entire area. Sidi Bou Said is so beautiful, in fact, that many
artists have taken up residence here.The town is also said to have
inspired famous artist Paul Klee, and famous writer Andre Gide.

シディ・ブ・サイド (Sidi Bou Said, سيدي بو سعيد）は、北アフリカのチュニジア
の首都，チュニスの北東約20kmにある，カルタゴとチュニス湾を見下ろす断崖
の上にある小さな町です。

私がチュニスから日帰りで訪れた2013年12月末の時点では，ジャスミン革命暴
動から3年を経ていましたが，まだ観光客の戻りが悪いようで，平素は観光客で
溢れかえっているというこの町も人影が疎らであり（東洋人は私一人でした）
，ゆっくりと散策することができました。

シディ・ブ・サイドでは，1915年8月28日に、村の景観保護の政令が導入され、
1909年から邸宅をかまえていたロドルフ・デルランジェ（fr:Rodolphe
d’Erlanger）男爵の愛する青と白が強制され、岬の上へ無秩序な建物建設を禁
じられたそうで，これが今なお残る美しい景観の形成に繋がったそうです。
アラブ建築と，アンダルシア建築が組み合わされたという家並は，白い壁と鮮
やかな，チュニジアンブルーの青い扉が特徴で，可愛らしいまちなみが，小さ
な町の路地裏に隠れています。

Sidi Bou Said,Tunis Governorate,Tunisia
December 2013

チュニニア共和国チュニス県シディ・ブ・サイド
2013年12月