Things to see in Sfax
Sfax is a city in Tunisia, with an urban population of about 453 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 5 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Great Mosque of Sfax Place of worship
The Great Mosque of Sfax was the most important mosque in the old city of Sfax, Tunisia. It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty.
2Bab El Ksar History
Bab El Ksar is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax, located in the west of the northern face of the fence and giving access to Borj El Ksar, a defensive device occupying the north-west corner of the enclosure of the medina.
3Bab Gharbi History
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 (which became a Primary School).
4Bou Chouaicha Mosque Place of worship
Bou Chouaicha Mosque is one of the oldest and most important mosques of the medina of Sfax, Tunisia.
5Bab Nahj El Bey History
Bab Nahj El Bey (or The Bey's street Gate), also known as Drouj Eddimessi, is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax, located in the northern facade of its walls, near Bab Jebli.
6Bab El Kasbah History
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.
7Driba Mosque Place of worship
Driba Mosque or old Sidi Lakhmi Mosque is one of the mosques of the medina of Sfax, Tunisia.
8Sidi El Bahri Mosque Place of worship
Sidi El Bahri Mosque, also called masjed Sidi El Bahri, is one of the historical mosques of the medina of Sfax, Tunisia. It is classified as a national monument since 1922.
9Bab Charki History
Bab Charki or the Eastern Gate in Arabic is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. This gate is located in the middle of the eastern front of the medina fence, just in front of Oran Park and the Tunisian Railways locals through the Army Boulevard.
10Bab Borj Ennar History
Bab Borj Ennar is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax, located in the east of the southern facade of the medina's fence. It gives access to Borj Ennar, a fortified defensive device located in the south-eastern angle of the city.
11Bab Jebli Jedid History
Bab Jebli Jedid, also known as Bab Jallouli is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax located in the center of the northern facade of its walls, between Bab Jebli and Bab El Ksar.
12Sidi Elyes Mosque Place of worship
The Sidi Elyes Mosque is one of the most important and oldest mosques of the medina of Sfax, Tunisia.
13Sidi Abdelmoula Mosque Place of worship
Sidi Abdelmoula Mosque is one of the old mosques of the medina of Sfax, Tunisia.
14El Ajouzine Mosque Place of worship
Al Ajouzine Mosque is one of the old mosques of the medina of Sfax, Tunisia.
15Bab Diwan History
Bab Diwan or Bab Bhar (Door of the sea) is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in the southern facade of the old city between Bab Kasbah on the western corner and Bab Borj Ennar on the east.
16Sidi Amar Kammoun Mosque Place of worship
Sidi Amar Kammoun mosque is one of the most important and famous mosques of the medina of Sfax, Tunisia.
17Borj Masouda History
Borj Masouda or Borj Lella Masouda Essamra is one of the main four fortifications of the medina of Sfax.
18El Trouk Mosque Place of worship
El Trouk Mosque, or Mosque of the Turks is one of the mosques of the Medina of Sfax, Tunisia.
19Dar Jellouli Museum Museum
Dar Jellouli Museum, also known as the Regional Museum of Arts and Folk Traditions, is an art museum located in Tunisia. It was founded in 1939 by the French scholar on Maghrebi art Lucien Golvin, in a palace located in the heart of the ancient city of Sfax.
20Sfax Archaeological Museum Museum
The Sfax Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum located in Sfax, Tunisia.
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