Kasbah Square

Kasbah Square is a square in , . Kasbah Square is situated nearby to , as well as near the town hall .
Photo: E.Selmaj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Tunis, Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Place de la Kassba” and “Sāḩat al Qaşbah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kasbah Mosque and Tunis City Hall.

Mosque
Photo: Rais67, Public domain.
is a in the , Tunisia. It stands in the Kasbah district of the historic . It was built between 1230 and 1233 on the orders of the first Hafsid ruler, Abu Zakariya Yahya, to serve as the main Friday mosque of the Kasbah.

Town hall
Photo: David Weekly, CC BY 2.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 180 metres west of Kasbah Square.

Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the legal deposit and copyright library for . It was founded in 1885, then known as the French Library, and then the People's library. is situated 370 metres northwest of Kasbah Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina of Tunis and Montfleury.

Suburb
Photo: Raspail, Public domain.
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.

Suburb
Photo: DrFO.Jr.Tn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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.

Kasbah Square

Latitude
36.79755° or 36° 47′ 51″ north
Longitude
10.16705° or 10° 10′ 1″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8F8GQ5X8+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95130066
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
12020720
Wiki­data ID
Q16128057
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Kasbah Square” goes by many names.

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