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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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El Battan
Manouba, Tunisia · Africa
About El Battan
El Battan sits on the route: 15 minutes from Jedeïda, 43km from Carthage.
El Battan is in Manouba, Tunisia, with about 6,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Jedeïda, about 8 km away.
El Battan is a town and commune in the Manouba Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 5,761.
Attached to the governorate of Manouba, it is a municipality with 5,761 inhabitants in 2004 and the capital of a delegation of 17,321 inhabitants.
El Batan is located at 36°48'13"N, 9°50'38"E, west ofRead more
Tunis.
The city is in the center of a large plain where intensive irrigation is practiced. It is also known for the breeding of horses. There is a subsidiary of the National Foundation for the improvement of the horse race. During the French protectorate, El Battan was a strategic location for the settlement of farmers. French-style houses still exist there.
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What is there to see near El Battan?
Within an hour or so of El Battan: Carthage (43 km), Sidi Bou Said (45 km).
Where is El Battan?
El Battan is in Manouba, Tunisia, about 8 km from Jedeïda.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,458
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Tunisia
- Region
- Manouba
- Timezone
- Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates
- 36.8037, 9.8442
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Worth the detour from El Battan
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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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