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Sidi Bou Said

Also known as Jabal el-Menar, Village of Sidi Bou Saïd

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Sidi Bou Said is about 13 km east of L'Ariana. The nearest other World Heritage site is Carthage, about 2 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • L'Ariana · about 98,000 peopleabout 13 km west
  • Tunis · about 2,413,000 peopleabout 16 km south-west
  • Nabeul · about 115,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
  • Bizerte · about 140,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
  • Béja · about 60,000 peopleabout 100 km west
  • Sousse · about 327,000 peopleabout 120 km south
Sidi Bou SaidTunisBizerteNabeulL'ArianaMedina of TunisIchkeul National ParkKerkuane Punic Town20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Sidi Bou Said and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesCarthage1Medina of Tunis2Ichkeul National Park3Kerkuane Punic Town4Dougga / Thugga5Sidi Bou Said
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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