Lafayette
Lafayette is the central district of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, which occupies the area north of Avenue Habib Bourguiba between Bab el Khadra on the west and Avenue Mohammed V on the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of Tunis, Tunisia
- Also known as: “Lāfāyāt” and “Saint Georges”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Synagogue of Tunis and City of Culture.
Grand Synagogue of Tunis
Synagogue
Photo: Maherdz, Public domain.
The Grand Synagogue of Tunis, also called the Great Synagogue of Tunis or the Temple of Osiris, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Avenue de la Liberté, in Tunis, Tunisia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montplaisir and Tunis.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. There are quite a few must-see attractions, especially if you include the ruins of Carthage, which are easily accessed from here, and the Punic ports are interesting, too.
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.
Lafayette
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Hedi Chaker, Bab El Bhar, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.81321° or 36° 48′ 48″ northLongitude
10.18154° or 10° 10′ 54″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)United Nations Location Code
TN LYTOpen location code
8F8GR57J+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1260351290OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2467375Wikidata ID
Q3216089
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Lafayette” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agence Technique des Transports Terrestres - Direction Régionale de Tunis and نهج نيلسون مانديلا.
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