Sfax War Cemetery
Sfax War Cemetery is a war cemetery located near Sfax, Tunisia, currently maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It contains a single Commonwealth burial from World War I, 1253 Commonwealth burials from World War II, and the grave of one Greek soldier from World War II.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Tunisia
- Address: صفاقس
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sfax–Thyna International Airport and Bab Gharbi.
Sfax–Thyna International Airport
Aerodrome
Sfax–Thyna International Airport is an airport serving Sfax in Tunisia. The airport is located 6 kilometers southwest from Sfax. Sfax–Thyna International Airport is situated 4 km west of Sfax War Cemetery.
Bab Gharbi
City gate
Photo: Archimouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab Gharbi or the Western Gate in Arabic is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in middle of the western front of the medina fence, next to Cheikh Mansour Hajr Rabat. Bab Gharbi is situated 2½ km northeast of Sfax War Cemetery.
Bab El Kasbah
City gate
Photo: Archimouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab El Kasbah is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax, located in the west of its walls southern facade and gives access to its kasbah. Bab El Kasbah is situated 3 km northeast of Sfax War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sfax and Tina.
Sfax
Photo: Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sfax is on the east coast of Tunisia, approximately midway on the highway between Tunis and the border with Libya.
Tina
Village
Photo: El Golli Mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thyna, formerly Henchir-Tina, is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 26,635. It is located on the coast about 12 km south of Sfax. Tina is situated 4½ km southwest of Sfax War Cemetery.
Sakiet Eddaïer
Town
Sakiet Eddaïer is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 40,717. It is located at the entrance of National Road 1 as it enters the Sfax metropolitan area. Sakiet Eddaïer is situated 9 km northeast of Sfax War Cemetery.
Sfax War Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Cite El Khiari, Sfax Ville, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.72039° or 34° 43′ 13″ northLongitude
10.73365° or 10° 44′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8F6GPPCM+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 355426169OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q20050919
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Sfax War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة حرب صفاقس”
- Arabic: “مقبرة صفاقس الحرب”
- Arabic: “مقبرة صفاقس النصارى”
- French: “cimetière militaire de Sfax”
- French: “Cimetière militaire de Sfax”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mosque and المحكمة الإبتدائية بصفاقس.
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