Jellaz Cemetery

Jellaz Cemetery is a large hillside Muslim cemetery in , Tunisia, established in the thirteenth century. Located next to the bus station, the cemetery is the largest in the city.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Tunisia
  • Also known as: “al-Jallaz cemetery”, “Cimetière du Jellaz”, “Cimetiere du Jellez”, “Cimetière du Jellez”, “Friedhof von Jellaz”, “Jellaz cemetery”, “Maqbarah al Jallāz”, and “アル＝ジェラズ墓地”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Military hospital of Tunis and Habib hospital Thameur of Tunis.

Hospital
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is situated 630 metres west of Jellaz Cemetery.

Hospital
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is situated 760 metres west of Jellaz Cemetery.

Railway station
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Tunis Gare Centrale is the main railway station in , the capital and largest city of . is situated 1¼ km north of Jellaz Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montfleury and Tunis.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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is the capital of .

Suburb
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The is the medina quarter of , the capital of .

Jellaz Cemetery

Latitude
36.7849° or 36° 47′ 6″ north
Longitude
10.18553° or 10° 11′ 8″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8F8GQ5MP+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26278247
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
2590367
Wiki­data ID
Q15282310
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Jellaz Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة الجلاز”
  • Basque: “Jellaz hilerria”
  • Catalan: “cementiri de Jellaz”
  • Chinese: “傑拉茲公墓”
  • Chinese: “杰拉兹公墓”
  • Danish: “Jellaz Kirkegård”
  • French: “cimetière du Djellaz”
  • French: “Cimetière du Djellaz”
  • German: “Jellaz Friedhof”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות ג’לאז”
  • Japanese: “ジェラズ墓地”
  • Kurdish: “Goristana Celazê”
  • Russian: “кладбище Джеллаза”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Jellaz”
  • Swedish: “Jellaz begravningsplats”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dubosville and Sidi Al Bachir.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mausolée Sidi Belhassan Chedly and Tunis Freight Railway Station.

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Worth a closer look: Tunis and Carthage.

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