Ottoman Fort
Ottoman Fort is a monument in Mahdia, Tunisia. Ottoman Fort is situated nearby to the cemetery مخبزة عريف, as well as near Sidi Mofadal Square.Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: fort in Mahdia, Tunisia
- Also known as: “Bordj el Kebir” and “Ottoman Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Mosque and Mahdia Museum.
Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Mosque of Mahdiya is a mosque in Mahdia, Tunisia. Located on the southern side of the peninsula on which the old city is located, construction of the mosque was initiated in 916, when the city was founded by the Fatimid caliph Abdallah al-Mahdi, to serve as the new city's main mosque. Great Mosque is situated 410 metres west of Ottoman Fort.
Mahdia Museum
Museum
The Mahdia Museum is a museum in Tunisia specialising in Tunisian archaeology and heritage. It is located in the city of Mahdia. The museum collections includes Punic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic elements and concentrates on popular traditions of central Tunisia. Mahdia Museum is situated 700 metres west of Ottoman Fort.
Cape Afrique lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Afrique lighthouse is situated 490 metres northeast of Ottoman Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahdia and Rejiche.
Mahdia
Photo: Nizar 27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahdia is a city in Northern Tunisia, set along a superb coastline with a blue sea, as well as historical town full of tradition.
Rejiche
Village
Photo: Meriem Mach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rejiche is a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004, it had a population of 8,925. It is a southern suburb of Mahdia, lying on the coast. Rejiche is situated 5 km southwest of Ottoman Fort.
Ottoman Fort
- Categories: fort and historic site
- Location: Mahdia, Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.50525° or 35° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
11.07627° or 11° 4′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8F7HG34G+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1059230178OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q42762884
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Ottoman Fort” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البرج الكبير (المهدية)”
- Arabic: “البرج الكبير”
- French: “Borj El Kebir”
- French: “Borj el-Kébir”
- German: “Borj El Kebir”
- Russian: “Османский форт”
- Slovenian: “Bordž El Kebir”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مخبزة عريف and Sidi Mofadal Square.
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