Northern Tunisia
Northern Tunisia is an area in Tunisia.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. There are quite a few must-see attractions, especially if you include the ruins of Carthage, which are easily accessed from here, and the Punic ports are interesting, too.
Carthage
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The ruins of Carthage are in Tunisia, 15 km north of Tunis.
Sousse
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Sousse is one of the older cities in Tunisia, possessing an authentic medina, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Destinations
Kairouan
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Kairouan, sometimes spelled Kairwan, Kayrawan or Al Qayrawan, is a city in Tunisia.
Monastir
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Monastir is a city in Tunisia 160 km from Tunis. Set along a superb coastline with a blue sea and…
Hammamet
Hammamet is in Northern Tunisia. Thanks to its beaches, it is a popular destination for swimming and water sports and is the primary tourist destination in Tunisia.
Mahdia
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Mahdia is a city in Northern Tunisia, set along a superb coastline with a blue sea, as well as historical town full of tradition.
El Jem
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El Jem is a town of 22,000 people in the east of Tunisia that holds the remains of a UNESCO World Heritage listed Roman amphitheater.
Kerkouane
Kerkouane or Kerkuane is the site of an ancient Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia, near Cape Bon.
Ichkeul National Park
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Ichkeul National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northern Tunisia, Tunisia, located in the commune of Tinja.
Dougga
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Dougga is a small town in the north of Tunisia that holds the extensive ruins of a Roman town, set on a hilltop, overlooking surrounding valleys with olive plantations, featured on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
La Goulette
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La Goulette is located at the Mediterranean coast, some 10 km east of downtown Tunis.
Sidi Bou Said
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Sidi Bou Said is a village in Tunisia. Entrance to the topA door in Sidi Bou SaidThe best time…
El Kef
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El Kef is a small city in northwest Tunisia. The city is built onto the southern face of the Jebel Dyr Mountain, which is part of the Tebersouk Mountains, the eastern end of the High Atlas Mountains.
Tabarka
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Tabarka is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria.
Kelibia
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Kelibia, often referred to as Klibia or Gallipia by European writers, is a coastal town on the Cap Bon peninsula, Nabeul Governorate in the far north-eastern part of Tunisia.
La Marsa
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La Marsa La Marsa is a coastal city located in the northeastern part of Tunisia, situated along the Mediterranean Sea.
Port El Kantaoui
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Port El Kantaoui is a tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse city in central Tunisia.
Northern Tunisia
- Type: region
- Location: Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude of centre
35.9825° or 35° 58' 57" northLongitude of centre
9.8547° or 9° 51' 17" eastWikidata ID
Q14208448Northern Tunisia Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Noord-Tunesië
- French: Nord tunisien
- Greek: Βόρεια Τυνησία
- Italian: Tunisia settentrionale
- Portuguese: Norte da Tunísia
- Russian: Северный Тунис
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Northern Tunisia. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.