Soukra

Soukra is a locality in , . Soukra is situated nearby to the region , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bab Gharbi and Bab El Kasbah.

City gate
Photo: Archimouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or the Western Gate in Arabic is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in middle of the western front of the medina fence, next to Cheikh Mansour Hajr Rabat.

City gate
Photo: Archimouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax, located in the west of its walls southern facade and gives access to its kasbah.

Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of Sfax was the most important mosque in the old city of , . It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sfax and Tina.

Photo: Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the east coast of , approximately midway on the highway between and the border with .

Village
Photo: El Golli Mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thyna, formerly Henchir-Tina, is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 26,635. It is located on the coast about 12 km south of . is situated 5 km southwest of Soukra.

Soukra

Latitude
34.728° or 34° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
10.734° or 10° 44′ 3″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8F6GPPHM+6J
Geo­Names ID
11905385
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Soukra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سكرة”

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