Northern Tunisia is an area in Tunisia.
Regions
Northern Tunisia encompasses the governorates of Ariana, Bèja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Jendouba, Mahdia, Monastir, Nabeul, Siliana, Sousse, Tunis, and Zaghouan.
Cities
- Tunis 📍 (تونس , Tūnis) — the laid-back capital of Tunisia with easy access to Carthage and a very authentic souk
- Bizerte 📍 (بنزرت , Benzart)
- La Goulette 📍 (حلق الوادي , Ḥalq el-Wād)
- Hammamet 📍 (حمامات , Ḥammāmāt)
- Kairouan 📍 (القيروان , Qeirwān) — a major site for Islamic pilgrimage
- El Kef 📍 (الكاف , Il-Māf) — Byzantine and Ottoman architecture in this small town in the northwest
- Kelibia — a coastal town with a fishing port and the Fort of Kelibia
- La Marsa 📍 (المرسى , Il-Marṣā)
- Mahdia 📍 (المهدية , Al-Mahdīya) — former capital
- Monastir 📍 (مـنسـتير , Monāstīr / Mīstīr) — ancient city with a history back to Phoenecian times; these days home of the main charter flight airport in the country
- Port El Kantaoui 📍 ( مرسى القنطاوي ) — a popular tourist destination in Tunisia, north of Sousse.
- Sidi Bou Said 📍 (سيدي بو سعيد , Sīdi Bū Sɛīd) — picturesque seaside town of white houses with blue doors and shutters.
- Sousse 📍 (سوسة , Sūsa) — the town is a for its architecture, and also a popular beach resort option
- Tabarka 📍 (طبرقة , Tbarqa) — Old Phoenician/Roman port city near the Algerian border in far northwest Tunisia.
Other destinations
- Carthage 📍 — Phoenician colony, biggest trade metropolis of the antique world; famously razed by the Romans; remnants now encased in a museum; site easily reached by train from Tunis.
- Dougga 📍 (دڨة , Doggā) — impressive ruins of a remote Roman city
- El Jem 📍 (الجمّ , Il-jām) — one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world.
- Kerkouane 📍 (كركوان , Karkwān) — remnants of the sole untouched Punic settlement which is a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Ichkeul National Park – an important reserve for the local birds in the area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Understand
Get in
By plane
Tunis–Carthage International Airport (Aéroport de Tunis-Carthage, مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي) (IATA: TUN)
Get around
See
- Menzel Bourguiba town which name is translated as "House of Bourguiba", as it was named after the first president of independent Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba.
- Quamart — a purpose built beach resort just south of Tunis.
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