Cape Farina

Cape Farina is a headland in , . It forms the northwestern end of the . The Tunisian towns of , Rafraf, Lahmeri, and the beach of Plage Sidi Ali Mekki Est are located along the peninsula.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Cap Farina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plane Island and Pilau.

Islet
Photo: citizen59, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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, . It has a lighthouse.

Island
Photo: Profburp, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an island.

Lighthouse
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Cape Farina

Latitude
37.1778° or 37° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
10.2805° or 10° 16′ 50″ east
Open location code
8F9G57HJ+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2257683718
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Wiki­data 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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