[Source:Holidaylettings.co.uk]
A £5 billion ($10 billion) development, partly aimed at attracting more visitors, is set to be built in Tunisia, it has emerged.
The Bled El Ward project will cover an area of 5,000 hectares and take the form of "a modern city", complete with tourist amenities.
It is also expected to include sports facilities along with shopping and entertainment districts, Al-Arab reports.
Water channels will provide the city with 50 kilometres of beach fronts, the news provider added.
According to Al-Arab, Ahmad Al Sayegh, the chairman of construction company Al Maabar International Investments, expects the project to be completed in five years, with building spread over several phases.
Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali has praised the "high standard of the project's design", the website concluded.
Tunisia already features a wealth of attractions for visitors, including Roman remains and locations used in some of the Star Wars films.
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16 February 2008
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