The city lights of Tunis, the capital of the north African nation of Tunisia

iss073e0078538 (May 17, 2025) --- The city lights of Tunis, the capital of the north African nation of Tunisia with a metropolitan population of 2.67 million, contrast the city's historical and modern character in this photograph at approximately 12:34 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. Tunis sits in between the Lake of Tunis and the Sebkhet Sejoumi, a seasonal salt flat, and is situated on the Gulf of Tunis.