Cape Farina
Cape Farina is a headland in Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia. It forms the northwestern end of the Gulf of Tunis. The Tunisian towns of Ghar el-Melh, Rafraf, Lahmeri, and the beach of Plage Sidi Ali Mekki Est are located along the peninsula.Photo: Moorphus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Cap Farina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plane Island and Pilau.
Plane Island
Islet
Photo: citizen59, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plane Island also known as Piana or Plana Island and—in Tunisian Arabic—as Jaziret el-Monbasta, is a flat, rocky island in the Mediterranean Sea roughly 3.75 kilometers off Cape Farina, Tunisia. It has a lighthouse.
Cape Farina
- Category: landform
- Location: Ghar El Meleh, Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.1778° or 37° 10′ 40″ northLongitude
10.2805° or 10° 16′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8F9G57HJ+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 2257683718OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeWikidata ID
Q3483179
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cape Farina” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس الطرف”
- Arabic: “رأس سيدي علي المكي”
- Arabic: “رأس غار الملح”
- Catalan: “Ras Sidi Ali al-Makki”
- French: “Apollinis Promontorium”
- French: “Cap Sidi Ali El Mekki”
- French: “Cap Tarf”
- French: “Pulchri Promontorium”
- French: “Ras Sidi Ali el Mekki”
- French: “Sidi Ali el Mekki”
- French: “Sidi Ali El Mekki”
- Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Φαρίνα”
- Russian: “Рас-эт-Тарф”
- Russian: “Фарина”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rt Sidi Ali El Mekki”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sidi Ali El Mekki”
- Ukrainian: “Сіді-Алі-ель-Меккі”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as الحماري and Raf Raf.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include داموس بومنير and Tomb of Sidi Ali El Mekki.
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