Jellaz Cemetery
Jellaz Cemetery is a large hillside Muslim cemetery in Tunis, Tunisia, established in the thirteenth century. Located next to the bus station, the cemetery is the largest in the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Military hospital of Tunis
Hospital
Photo: Caleb Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Military hospital of Tunis is situated 630 metres west of Jellaz Cemetery.
Habib hospital Thameur of Tunis
Hospital
Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Habib hospital Thameur of Tunis is situated 760 metres west of Jellaz Cemetery.
Tunis Station
Railway station
Photo: م ض, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tunis Gare Centrale is the main railway station in Tunis, the capital and largest city of Tunisia. It is operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens. The station was damaged in a fire during the revolution of 2011. Tunis Station is situated 1¼ km north of Jellaz Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montfleury and Tunis.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. There are quite a few must-see attractions, especially if you include the ruins of Carthage, which are easily accessed from here, and the Punic ports are interesting, too.
Medina of Tunis
Suburb
Photo: Raspail, Public domain.
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from various periods.
Jellaz Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Sidi El Béchir, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.7849° or 36° 47′ 6″ northLongitude
10.18553° or 10° 11′ 8″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8F8GQ5MP+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 26278247OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Jellaz Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة الجلاز”
- 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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