ancient ruins
Carthage
The ruins of the once-mighty Phoenician and later Roman city near modern Tunis, featuring Punic harbors, Roman baths, villas, and the Tophet sanctuary.
56 km · about 65 min drive
AfricaTunisiaBizerte Governorate
Menzel Jemil
Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia · Africa
About Menzel Jemil
Menzel Jemil sits on the route: 10 minutes from Menzel Abderhaman, 56km from Carthage.
Menzel Jemil is in Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Menzel Abderhaman, about 5 km away.
Menzel Jemil (Tunisian Arabic: منزل جميل ) is a coastal town and municipality in north-eastern Tunisia, 60 km north of the capital, Tunis. Administratively it is located in the Menzel Jemil Delegation of the Bizerte Governorate. Geographically Menzel Jemil is located on the east side of the Bizerte Lagoon and it isRead more
now considered part of the city of Bizerte metropolitan area. The municipality had 41,343 inhabitants (As of 2014 census).
Menzel Jemil is Arabic for "the beautiful hostel". Remel beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Tunisia. It is also the panoramic view of the huge Remel forest.
Menzel Jemil has an important industrial zone where foreign and local firms are installed; most of them deal with textile industry and wiring. The town also has an important military base, owing to its strategic location in the far north of Tunisia. Most of the inhabitants are farmers or working overseas.
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Within an hour or so of Menzel Jemil: Carthage (56 km), Sidi Bou Said (56 km).
Where is Menzel Jemil?
Menzel Jemil is in Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia, about 5 km from Menzel Abderhaman.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,231
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Tunisia
- Region
- Bizerte Governorate
- Timezone
- Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates
- 37.2362, 9.9145
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sidi Bou Said
A clifftop village above the Gulf of Tunis painted entirely blue and white after Rodolphe d'Erlanger popularised the scheme in the 1920s. Bougainvillea-hung lanes climb to terrace cafés overlooking the Mediterranean.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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