Oued el Merj

Oued el Merj is a wadi in Tunisia. Oued el Merj is situated nearby to the locality Cité Ezzayatine, as well as near Cité Bougatfa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include 15 October Stadium and Saint Alexander Nevsky Orthodox church in Bizerte.

15 October Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The 15 October Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bizerte, Tunisia. It has a capacity of 20,000 seats of which 4,000 are covered. The stadium hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, which has also been won by the Tunisian team, but it is usually used by CA Bizertin.

Saint Alexander Nevsky Orthodox church in Bizerte

Church

Photo: khaled abdelmoumen, CC BY 2.0.

Saint Anne Church (La Pêcherie)

Building

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Saint Anne Church (La Pêcherie) is a building, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Oued el Merj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bizerte and Jarzuna.

Bizerte

Photo: Letaief, CC BY 3.0.

Bizerte or Bizerta is the capital and largest city of Bizerte Governorate in northern Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located 65 km north of the capital Tunis.

Jarzuna

Village

Photo: Touzrimounir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jarzuna is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Oued el Merj.

Menzel Abderrahmane

Village

Photo: Doudou1983, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Menzel Abderrahmane is a town and commune in the Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 16,824. The town is about sixty miles north of Tunis on the north shore of Lake Bizerte. Menzel Abderrahmane is situated 4½ km south of Oued el Merj.

Oued el Merj

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Oued el Merdj” and “Wādī al Marj”
Category: body of water
Location: Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

37.27765° or 37° 16′ 40″ north

Longitude

9.85501° or 9° 51′ 18″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

8F9F7VH4+32

GeoNames ID

2469172

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cité Ezzayatine and Cité Bougatfa.

Notable Places Nearby

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