El Attaya
El Attaya is a village in El Ataya, Kerkenah, Sfax Governorate. El Attaya is situated nearby to the locality Marsa El Ataya, as well as near the village Jouaber.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chergui.
Chergui
Island
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Chergui is the largest of the Kerkennah Islands off the east coast of Tunisia. The name means "Easterner" in Arabic. The main town is Remla. The island has an area of 110 km2. Chergui is situated 3½ km west of El Attaya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Kraten and Remla.
El Kraten
Village
Kraten is a harbour town on the northern edge of the Kerkennah Islands of Tunisia. It is known for octopus fishing. El Kraten is situated 9 km north of El Attaya.
Remla
Town
Photo: Visem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Remla is the main town of the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. It is part of the Sfax Governorate. A three-day Octopus Festival in March marks the start of the octopus fishing season. The sector had a population of 2,623 as of Census 2014-04-23. Remla is situated 9 km southwest of El Attaya.
El Attaya
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: El Ataya, Kerkenah, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.7443° or 34° 44′ 40″ northLongitude
11.2929° or 11° 17′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8F6HP7VV+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2491771902OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“El Attaya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “العطايا”
- French: “El Attaya”
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Localities in the Area
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