Sahara and Sahel Observatory

Sahara and Sahel Observatory is an office building in Ech-Charguia, Cité El Khadhra, Tunis Governorate. Sahara and Sahel Observatory is situated nearby to the island Chikly, as well as near the aerodrome Tunis–Carthage International Airport.

Type: Office building
Also known as: “Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel”
Address: تونس

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tunis–Carthage International Airport and Chikly.

Tunis–Carthage International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tunis–Carthage International Airport is the international airport of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It serves as the home base for Tunisair, Tunisair Express, Nouvelair Tunisia, and Tunisavia.

Chikly

Island

Photo: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0.

Chikly is a small island located in the northern part of Lake of Tunis which houses Fort Santiago Chikly, a former Roman citadel which was reconstructed by the Spanish Governor of Golettaalso, Luis Pérez de Vargas, between 1546 and 1550.

Fort Santiago Chikly

Fort

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Fort Santiago Chikly is situated 2½ km south of Sahara and Sahel Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berges du Lac and Independence Square.

Berges du Lac

Suburb

Photo: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0.

Les Berges du Lac is an affluent neighborhood in Tunis, Tunisia. It has developed since the 1980s after building polders in Tunis Lake. It harbors many embassies, companies, and institutions, including: The Berges du Lac development does not currently serve alcohol.