La Soukra
La Soukra is a city and commune in the Ariana Governorate of Tunisia, forming part of the northern suburbs of Greater Tunis. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 159,862.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tunis–Carthage International Airport and British International School of Tunis.
Tunis–Carthage International Airport
Aerodrome
Tunis–Carthage International Airport is the international airport of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It serves as the home base for Tunisair, Tunisair Express, Nouvelair Tunisia, and Tunisavia.
British International School of Tunis
Garden
The British International School of Tunis is a private school in La Soukra, Ariana Governorate, Tunisia that provides elementary and secondary education.
Bourse de Tunis
Government office
The Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis or Bourse de Tunis is a stock exchange based in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1969, and currently lists around 50 stocks. Bourse de Tunis is situated 3½ km southeast of La Soukra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berges du Lac and Gammarth.
Berges du Lac
Suburb
Les Berges du Lac is an affluent neighborhood in Tunis, Tunisia. It has developed since the 1980s after building polders in Tunis Lake. It harbors many embassies, companies, and institutions, including: The Berges du Lac development does not currently serve alcohol. Berges du Lac is situated 4½ km south of La Soukra.
Gammarth
Suburb
Gammarth is a town on the Mediterranean Sea in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia, located some 15 to 20 kilometres north of Tunis, adjacent to La Marsa. Gammarth is situated 6 km northeast of La Soukra.
Independence Square
Locality
Independence Square is a locality, which is situated 5 km southwest of La Soukra.
La Soukra
- Type: Village with 160,000 residents
- Description: Tunisian town
- Categories: municipality of Tunisia, imada, and locality
- Location: Ariana Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.875° or 36° 52′ 30″ north
Longitude
10.2454° or 10° 14′ 44″ east
Population
160,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
TN LSA
Open location code
8F8GV6FW+X5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“La Soukra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سكرة، تونس”
- Arabic: “سكرة”
- Bulgarian: “Сукрах”
- Catalan: “La Soukra”
- Catalan: “Soukra”
- Cebuano: “Sukrah”
- Dutch: “La Soukra”
- Esperanto: “La Soukra”
- French: “La Soukra”
- Hindi: “ला सुकरा”
- Persian: “سکره”
- Polish: “Sukra”
- Russian: “Ла Соукра”
- Russian: “Сукра”
- South Azerbaijani: “سکره”
- Swahili: “La Soukra”
- Turkish: “Sukra”
- Ukrainian: “Сукра”
- Urdu: “سکرہ”
- Welsh: “La Soukra”
- Zulu: “La Soukra”
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