Cape Afrique lighthouse
Cape Afrique lighthouse is a lighthouse in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. Cape Afrique lighthouse is situated nearby to the pitch ملعب برج الرأس, as well as near the athletics track درب الصحة.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Mahdia lighthouse” and “Mahdia Lighthouse”
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 1 km southwest of Cape Afrique lighthouse.
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 1¼ km southwest of Cape Afrique lighthouse.
Ottoman Fort
Monument
Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ottoman Fort is a monument, which is situated 490 metres southwest of Cape Afrique lighthouse.
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 6 km southwest of Cape Afrique lighthouse.
Cape Afrique lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.508° or 35° 30′ 29″ northLongitude
11.08044° or 11° 4′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8F7HG35J+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 1935984120OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q39736969
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Cape Afrique lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة المهدية”
- Arabic: “ناظور المهدية”
- French: “phare de Mahdia”
- French: “Phare de Mahdia”
- French: “Phare du Cap Afrique”
- Russian: “Маяк Махдии”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ملعب برج الرأس and درب الصحة.
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