Sahel de Sfax

Sahel de Sfax is a region in , . Sahel de Sfax is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bab Gharbi and Great Mosque.

City gate
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or the Western Gate in Arabic is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in middle of the western front of the medina fence, next to Cheikh Mansour Hajr Rabat.

Mosque
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The of Sfax was the most important mosque in the old city of , . It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty.

Museum
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, also known as the Regional Museum of Arts and Folk Traditions, is an art museum located in . It was founded in 1939 by the French scholar on art Lucien Golvin, in a palace located in the heart of the ancient city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sfax and Sakiet Eddaïer.

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is on the east coast of , approximately midway on the highway between and the border with .

Town
is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 40,717. It is located at the entrance of National Road 1 as it enters the Sfax metropolitan area. is situated 5 km northeast of Sahel de Sfax.

Town
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is a town and commune in the , . Attached administratively to the governorate of Sfax, it is the center of a delegation counting 72 481 inhabitants in 2006 and is a municipality with 44,886 inhabitants in 2004.2 The city itself has a population of 12 613 inhabitants. is situated 6 km north of Sahel de Sfax.

Sahel de Sfax

Latitude
34.75° or 34° 45′ north
Longitude
10.75° or 10° 45′ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8F6GQQ22+22
Geo­Names ID
2467403
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