Sidi Aïch
سيدي عيش | |
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  Sidi Aïch Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E / 35.22972°N 9.12944°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Gafsa Governorate |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 8,297 [1] |
| • Ethnicities | Arab |
| • Religions | Islam |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 1250 |
Sidi Aïch (Arabic: سيدي عيش) is a small town, located at 35° 13′ 47″ N, 9° 07′ 46″ E in south-central Tunisia, it belongs to Gafsa Governorate and it is located in 29 km in the north of Gafsa.
This city was the birth place of Mohammed Gammoudi, athlete and first Olympic champion from Tunisia.
Ruins near the town have been tentatively identified with Gemellae, a Roman era civitas in the Roman Province of Byzacena.
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