The Gulf of Tunis (Arabic: خليج تونس) is a large Mediterranean bay in north-eastern Tunisia, extending for 39 miles (63 km) from Cap Farina in the west to Cap Bon in the east. Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, lies at the south-western edge of th…
Thuburbo Majus (or Thuburbo Maius) is a large Roman site in northern Tunisia. It is located roughly 60 km southwest of Carthage on a major African thoroughfare. This thoroughfare connects Carthage to the Sahara. Other towns along the way included Sb…
Siliana (Arabic: سليانة) is a modern farming town in northern Tunisia. It is located at around (36°4′55″N9°22′29″E), 130 km south-west of the capital Tunis. It is the capital of the Siliana Governorate.
Menzel Bourguiba (Arabic : منزل بورقيبة) (Arabic transliteration: 'Manzil Bourgueeba') is a town located in extreme north of Tunisia (37°9′N9°47′E), about 60 km away from Tunis, in the Bizerte Governorate.
Maktar (Arabic: مكتر, Latin: Mactaris), or Makthar, is a town and Roman site in Siliana Governorate, Tunisia, located at (35°51′38″N9°12′21″E). It is 140 km (90 mi) southwest of Tunis and 60 km (40 mi) southeast of El Kef.
Hammam-Lif (Arabic: حمام الأنف, pronounced hammam lanf in Standard but not Tunisian Arabic) is a coastal town about 20 km south-east of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
The Gulf of Gabes, also Cabès, Cabes, Gaps, Arabic: خليج قابس ḫalīǧ qābis, also known as Lesser Syrtis (from Greek Σύρτις; Syrtis Minor in Latin), contrasting with the Greater Syrtis in Libya, is a gulf on Tunisia's east coast in the Mediterranean …
Chebba (La Chebba, Ash Shabbah, aš-Šābbah, Sheba) is a small city in the Mahdia Governorate of Tunisia in North Africa on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Battle of the Tarigo Convoy (sometimes referred to as the "Action off Sfax") was a naval battle of World War II, part of the Battle of the Mediterranean. It was fought on 16 April 1941, between four British and three Italian destroyers, near the…
During World War II, the Battle of Sedjenane was fought between the Allies and Axis for control of a town in northern Tunisia, on the railway line to Mateur and the port of Bizerta.
The shipwreck of Mahdia was found by Greek sponge fishermen off the coast of Tunisia in June 1907. The shipwreck near the modern town of Mahdia is dated about the 80s BC, or even later.
La Soukra is a town and commune in the Ariana Governorate, Tunisia.
Zama in what is now Tunisia is best known for its connection with what is called the Battle of Zama, in which, on 19 October 202 BC, Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, ending the Second Punic War with victory for the Roman Republic, and breaking th…
Tozeur–Nefta International Airport (French: Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta, Arabic: مطار توزر نفطة الدولي) (IATA: TOE, ICAO: DTTZ) is an airport serving Tozeur in Tunisia.
Tebourba is a town in Tunisia, located about 20 miles (30 km) from the capital Tunis.
Pont du Fahs Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, which was located approximately 6 km west-southwest of El Fahs, and 55 km southwest of Tunis.
The North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial (NAAC), is a 27-acre (11 ha) cemetery located at Carthage, Tunisia, where 2,841 United States military casualties are interred.
Metline (Arabic: الماتلين ) is a commune and town on the Mediterranean coast, in the Bizerte Governorate of northern Tunisia. As of 2004, it had a population of 7,370. It is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Tunis, 28 kilometres …
Leptis Parva (also Leptis Minor, Lesser Leptis or Little Leptis; not to be confused with Leptis Magna in Tripolitania) was an ancient city on the eastern coast of Tunisia by the Gulf of Hammamet in proximity to the modern city of Monastir. It was fo…
The episcopal see of Carthage, the city restored to importance by Julius Caesar and Augustus and in which Christianity was firmly established by the 2nd century, was the most important in the whole of Roman Africa and continued as a residential see …
El Guettar (Arabic: القطار Al Qaṭār) is a town in central Tunisia in Gafsa Governorate. It is traditionally known for its pistachio nuts. It was the site of a major World War II battle between American forces under George S.
Tamerza (or Tameghza, تمغزة) is the largest mountain oasis in Tunisia, known as Ad Turres by the Romans. It has a pleasant canyon and has an abandoned old town. The town was abandoned after the river flooded for 22 days in 1969. It is located north …
Le Kram is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia. Situated between La Goulette, the port of Tunis, and Carthage, it opens onto the Gulf of Tunis to the east and the Lake of Tunis to the west.
Ksar Hellal is a town and commune in the Monastir Governorate, Tunisia.
Hammam Sousse (Arabic: حمّام سوسة) is a coastal town in northeastern Tunisia. It is located north of Sousse, at around (35°51′32″N10°35′38″E). It has about 42,691 inhabitants (2014 est.).
El Hamma (Arabic: الحامة Al Ḥāmmah) is an oasis town located in the Gabès Governorate, 30 kilometers west of Gabès, Tunisia and near the eastern end of Chott el Fejej.
Chemtou or Chimtou is an ancient site in northwestern Tunisia, located 20 km from the city of Jendouba, near the Tunisian-Algerian border.
Bou Hajla is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia.
Testour (تستور) is a small town located in the north of Tunisia. The town is perched on the hills of Medjerda Valley, 20 km south-west of Medjez-el-Bab, the crossroads between Tunis, Béja, and the north of Tunisia.
Sayada (Arabic: صيادة) is a city in the Sahel region of Tunisia. It is located about fifteen kilometers south of Monastir. It is part of the administrative governorate of Monastir, and is the county seat of the Sayada-Lamta-Bou Hajar Delegation whi…
Midoun (Arabic: ميدون Mīdūn) is a town and commune in the Médenine Governorate, Tunisia, located on the north east of Djerba.
Majaz al Bab (Arabic: مجاز الباب), also known as Medjez el Bab, or as Membressa under the Roman Empire, is a town in northern Tunisia.
Douiret (Berber: Eddwirat or igherman, Arabic: دويرات) is a ruined Berber village in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. Located on a hilltop near a modern village of the same name, Douiret was a fortified granary, or ksar (plural ksour.) L…
Bekalta, Arabic: البقالطة (al-Bikalita), is a Tunisian coastal town, around 30 km. south of Monastir and around 14 km. northeast of Mahdia.
Zembra is a Tunisian island. The island is a 432 metres (1,417 feet) tall rock formation, and as such contains many 400 metre-high cliffs. It has an area of 369 hectares (912 acres). Located 15 kilometres (9 miles) from Sidi Daoud and 50 kilometres …
Ras Jebel is a town and commune in the Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia.