Merkez Kaaniche
Merkez Kaaniche is a locality in Sakiet Eddaïer, Sfax Governorate. Merkez Kaaniche is situated nearby to the locality Dar el Haj Mohammed Mallak, as well as near Saint Henri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dar Jellouli Museum and Great Mosque.
Dar Jellouli Museum
Museum
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Dar Jellouli Museum, also known as the Regional Museum of Arts and Folk Traditions, is an art museum located in Tunisia. It was founded in 1939 by the French scholar on Maghrebi art Lucien Golvin, in a palace located in the heart of the ancient city of Sfax. Dar Jellouli Museum is situated 4 km south of Merkez Kaaniche.
Great Mosque
Mosque
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The Great Mosque of Sfax was the most important mosque in the old city of Sfax, Tunisia. It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty. Great Mosque is situated 4½ km south of Merkez Kaaniche.
Bab Diwan
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Bab Diwan or Bab Bhar is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in the southern facade of the old city between Bab Kasbah on the western corner and Bab Borj Ennar on the east. Bab Diwan is situated 4½ km south of Merkez Kaaniche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sfax and Sakiet Ezzit.
Sfax
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Sfax is on the east coast of Tunisia, approximately midway on the highway between Tunis and the border with Libya.
Sakiet Ezzit
Town
Sakiet Ezzit is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. Attached administratively to the governorate of Sfax, it is the center of a delegation counting 72 481 inhabitants in 2006 and is a municipality with 44,886 inhabitants in 2004.2 The city itself has a population of 12 613 inhabitants. Sakiet Ezzit is situated 4 km northwest of Merkez Kaaniche.
Sakiet Eddaïer
Town
Sakiet Eddaïer is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 40,717. It is located at the entrance of National Road 1 as it enters the Sfax metropolitan area.
Merkez Kaaniche
- Type: Locality
- Location: Sakiet Eddaïer, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.7716° or 34° 46′ 18″ northLongitude
10.7788° or 10° 46′ 44″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8F6GQQCH+JGGeoNames ID
11905433
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In Other Languages
“Merkez Kaaniche” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز كعنيش”
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