old Sea Door
old Sea Door is a ruins in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. old Sea Door is situated nearby to the pitch ملعب برج الرأس, as well as near Cape Afrique lighthouse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Afrique lighthouse and Great Mosque.
Cape Afrique lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Cape Afrique lighthouse is situated 160 metres northwest of old Sea Door.
Great Mosque
Mosque
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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 west of old Sea Door.
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 west of old Sea Door.
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 old Sea Door.
old Sea Door
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.50727° or 35° 30′ 26″ northLongitude
11.08196° or 11° 4′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8F7HG34J+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1935988523OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“old Sea Door” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب البحر القديم”
- French: “Arc de soutènement d’une tour carrée”
- Russian: “Старые Морские Врата”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ملعب برج الرأس and درب الصحة.
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