Sebkhet Ben Rayada
Sebkhet Ben Rayada is a sabkha in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. Sebkhet Ben Rayada is situated nearby to the locality Fedden Haffafa, as well as near Ez Zghana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mahdia Museum and Gare Mahdia.
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.
Gare Mahdia
Railway station
Photo: Phil Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gare Mahdia is a railway station in Mahdia, Tunisia, forming the southern terminus of the electrified, metre-gauge Sahel Metro line. It is operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens.
Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Mosque of Mahdiya is a mosque that was built in the tenth century in Mahdia, Tunisia. Located on the southern side of the peninsula on which the old city was 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.
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 3 km south of Sebkhet Ben Rayada.
Ksour Essef
Town
Ksour Essef or Ksour Essaf is a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, on the coast of the Sahel, about 200 km south of Tunis. As of 2014 it had a population of 36,274. Ksour Essef is noted as the birthplace of the poet Youssef Rzouga. Ksour Essef is situated 10 km southwest of Sebkhet Ben Rayada.
Sebkhet Ben Rayada
- Type: Sabkha
- Also known as: “Gheiada”, “Sabkhat Bin Rayada”, “Sebka m’ta Sidi Ben Gheiada”, “Sebkha mta Sidi Ben Rayada”, and “Sebkret Ben Rayada”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.49194° or 35° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
11.05444° or 11° 3′ 16″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
8F7HF3R3+QQGeoNames ID
2472427
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Localities in the Area
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