Editing Tunis (section)

===Growth since independence===
[[File:El menzah 1955.jpg|left|thumb|Extension of the city in the 1950s with the district of El Menzah]]

After independence in 1956, Tunis consolidated its role as the capital, first with the establishment of a constitution stating that the [[Chamber of Deputies (Tunisia)|Chamber of Deputies]] and the [[President of Tunisia|Presidency of the Republic]] must have their headquarters in Tunis and its suburbs. In a very short time, the colonial city transformed rapidly. As the city has grown and native Tunisians gradually began to replace the extensive European population, the conflict between the Arab city and the European city has gradually decreased with the arabization of the population.

Because of population pressure and the rate of migration to the capital, the city continued to grow, even with the creation of new districts in the suburbs. Old buildings have gradually been renovated and upgraded. New buildings have come to influence the urban landscape. At the same time, an active policy of industrialization is developing the municipal economy. The [[Medina of Tunis]] has been a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] since 1979.

The [[Arab League]] represents 22 Arab nations. It transferred its headquarters to Tunis in 1979 because of Egypt's peace with Israel. The Arab League returned to Egypt in 1990.

The [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] also had its headquarters in Tunis, from 1982<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-10-mn-33686-story.html|title = PLO's Office in Tunisia, Now a Lonely Outpost: North Africa: Israel won't allow some officials into Gaza or Jericho. So they hang on, missing the old days|website = [[Los Angeles Times]] |date = 10 August 1995}}</ref> to 2003. In 1985, the PLO's headquarters [[Operation Wooden Leg|was bombed]] by [[Israeli Air Force]] F-15s, killing approximately 60 people.