Cap Afrique
Cap Afrique is a locality in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. Cap Afrique is situated nearby to the locality El Hamra, as well as near the neighborhood Zgana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Cap Afriqe”, “Cape Africa”, “Ra’s Ifrīqīyā”, “Ras Ifriquia”, “Ras Mahdia”, and “Ras Mahedia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Afrique lighthouse and Great Mosque.
Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Mosque of Mahdiya is a mosque in Mahdia, Tunisia. Located on the southern side of the peninsula on which the old city is located, construction of the mosque was initiated in 916, when the city was founded by the Fatimid caliph Abdallah al-Mahdi, to serve as the new city's main mosque.
Mahdia Museum
Museum
The Mahdia Museum is a museum in Tunisia specialising in Tunisian archaeology and heritage. It is located in the city of Mahdia. The museum collections includes Punic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic elements and concentrates on popular traditions of central Tunisia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahdia and Rejiche.
Mahdia
Photo: Nizar 27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahdia is a city in Northern Tunisia, set along a superb coastline with a blue sea, as well as historical town full of tradition.
Rejiche
Village
Photo: Meriem Mach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rejiche is a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004, it had a population of 8,925. It is a southern suburb of Mahdia, lying on the coast. Rejiche is situated 6 km southwest of Cap Afrique.
Cap Afrique
- Category: cape
- Location: Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.50973° or 35° 30′ 35″ northLongitude
11.08225° or 11° 4′ 56″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8F7HG35J+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4013178342OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Cap Afrique” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس أفريقيا”
- Arabic: “رأس إفريقيا”
- Arabic: “رأس إفريقية”
- Arabic: “رأس إفريقيه”
- Arabic: “رأس افريقيا”
- Arabic: “رأس افريقية”
- Arabic: “رأس المهدية”
- Arabic: “راس إفريقية”
- Catalan: “Ras Ifriqya”
- Cebuano: “Cap Afrique”
- French: “cap Afrique”
- French: “Cap Afrique”
- Russian: “Мыс Африка”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Hamra and Zgana.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include درب الصحة and ملعب برج الرأس.
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