La Medina
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Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library of Tunisia and Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul.
National Library of Tunisia
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Library of Tunisia is the legal deposit and copyright library for Tunisia. It was founded in 1885, then known as the French Library, and then the People's library.
Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul
Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in Tunis, Tunisia. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of charity.
Bab el Bhar
City gate
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bab el Bhar, also known as Porte De France, is a gate on the east side of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It marks the separation between the medina and the modern city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medina of Tunis and Sidi Hassine.
Medina of Tunis
Suburb
Photo: Raspail, Public domain.
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from various periods.
Sidi Hassine
Town
Sidi Hassine is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2023, it had a population of 173,331. It formed a district of the municipality of Tunis before obtaining the status of municipality on 11 February 2023. Sidi Hassine is situated 6 km southwest of La Medina.
La Medina
- Also known as: “Al Madīnah”, “Banlieue Nord”, “Délégation de la Banlieue”, “Delegation de la Medina”, “Délégation de la Médina”, “Délégation de Tunis”, “El Medina”, “La Médina”, “Médina”, “Mu‘tamadīyat al Madīnah”, “Mu‘tamadīyat Tūnis”, “Tunis El Medina”, “Tunis El-Médina”, “Tunis La Médina”, and “Tunis Médina”
- Location: Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.797° or 36° 47′ 49″ northLongitude
10.1695° or 10° 10′ 10″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8F8GQ5W9+QQGeoNames ID
2464465
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In Other Languages
“La Medina” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المدينة”
- Arabic: “ةنيدملا”
- Arabic: “معتمدية المدينة”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Youssef Dey Mosque and Souk El Berka.
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