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”, “Jellaz cemetery”, and “Maqbarah al Jallāz”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Hospital
Photo: Caleb Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 . It is operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens. 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 . There are quite a few must-see attractions, especially if you include the ruins of , which are easily accessed from here, and the Punic ports are interesting, too.

Suburb
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The is the medina quarter of , the capital of . It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, , mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from various periods.

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: “Friedhof von Jellaz”
  • German: “Jellaz Friedhof”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות ג’לאז”
  • Japanese: “アル＝ジェラズ墓地”
  • Japanese: “ジェラズ墓地”
  • Kurdish: “Goristana Celazê”
  • Russian: “кладбище Джеллаза”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Jellaz”
  • Swedish: “Jellaz begravningsplats”

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