North Africa
Tunisia
Tunis Governorate

Chikly

Chikly is a small island located in the northern part of which houses Fort Santiago Chikly, a former Roman citadel which was reconstructed by the Spanish Governor of its connected to the kram through a path made of rocks, Luis Pérez de Vargas, between 1546 and 1550.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Ile Chekli”, “Île Chekli”, “Île Shikli”, and “Jazīrat Shaklī”
  • Address: تونس

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Santiago Chikly and Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul.

Fort
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in , Tunisia. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of charity.

Theater building
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Théâtre municipal de in , Built in the Art Nouveau style on Avenue Jules-Ferry, was first opened on November 20, 1902 and currently showcases opera, ballet, symphonic concerts and dramas featuring numerous Tunisian, Arab and international actors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montplaisir and Berges du Lac.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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Les is an affluent neighborhood in , . It has developed since the 1980s after building polders in . It harbors many embassies, companies, and institutions, including: The development does not currently serve alcohol.

Suburb
Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the central district of , the capital of , which occupies the area north of Avenue Habib Bourguiba between Bab el Khadra on the west and Avenue Mohammed V on the east.

Chikly

Latitude
36.81658° or 36° 48′ 60″ north
Longitude
10.21712° or 10° 13′ 2″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8F8GR688+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 480422567
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2467054
Wiki­data ID
Q2963564
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Chikly” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج شكلي”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة شكلي”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة شيكلي”
  • Arabic: “حصن شكلي”
  • Arabic: “شكلي”
  • Arabic: “شيكلي”
  • Bulgarian: “Шакли”
  • Catalan: “Chikly”
  • Catalan: “Ille Chikly”
  • Cebuano: “Île Chekli”
  • Dutch: “Chikly”
  • French: “Chikly”
  • German: “Chikly”
  • Italian: “Chikly”
  • Japanese: “シクリ島”
  • Persian: “شکلی”
  • Polish: “Szakli”
  • Serbian: “Чикли”
  • Spanish: “Chikly”
  • Turkish: “Şakli Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Чиклі”
  • Ukrainian: “Шіклі”
  • Venetian: “Chikly”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include نادي البحيرة and Club Nautique Les Berges du Lac.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chikly”. Photo: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0.