Sahel de Sfax
Sahel de Sfax is a region in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. Sahel de Sfax is situated nearby to the locality Sidi Abbès, as well as near Teniour.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bab Gharbi and Great Mosque.
Bab Gharbi
City gate
Photo: Archimouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab Gharbi 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.
Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Mosque of Sfax was the most important mosque in the old city of Sfax, Tunisia. It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty.
Dar Jellouli Museum
Museum
Photo: Osalhi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dar Jellouli Museum, also known as the Regional Museum of Arts and Folk Traditions, is an art museum located in Tunisia. It was founded in 1939 by the French scholar on Maghrebi art Lucien Golvin, in a palace located in the heart of the ancient city of Sfax.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sfax and Sakiet Eddaïer.
Sfax
Photo: Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sfax is on the east coast of Tunisia, approximately midway on the highway between Tunis and the border with Libya.
Sakiet Eddaïer
Town
Sakiet Eddaïer is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. 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. Sakiet Eddaïer is situated 5 km northeast of Sahel de Sfax.
Sakiet Ezzit
Town
Sakiet Ezzit is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. 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. Sakiet Ezzit is situated 6 km north of Sahel de Sfax.
Sahel de Sfax
- Type: Region
- Also known as: “Sahel”, “Sahel of Sfax”, and “Sāḩil Şafāqis”
- Location: Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.75° or 34° 45′ northLongitude
10.75° or 10° 45′ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8F6GQQ22+22GeoNames ID
2467403
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