Ariana (Tunisia)

Ariana
أريانة
City / Municipality
Commemorative statue for martyrs in Ariana
Ariana
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.19556
Country Tunisia
GovernorateAriana Governorate
Delegation(s)Ariana Medina (Ariana Ville)
Government
 • MayorFadhel Moussa (Independent, 2018–2023) (last confirmed)
Area
(municipality/commune)
 • Total
18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
109,693
 • Density5,910/km2 (15,300/sq mi)
 • Governorate population (2024)
668,552
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Ariana (Arabic: أريانة Ariana) is a coastal city in northeastern Tunisia and part of the Greater Tunis metropolitan area. It lies just north of the centre of Tunis, approximately 2.6 kilometres away. Ariana is the capital of the Ariana Governorate and had a population of 109,693 according to the 2024 census.