Lafayette () is the central district of
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
, the capital of
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
, which occupies the area north of
Avenue Habib Bourguiba
Avenue Habib Bourguiba () is the central thoroughfare of Tunis, and the historical political and economic heart of Tunisia. It is named for Habib Bourguiba, the first President of Tunisia and the national leader of the Tunisian independence movemen ...
between
Bab el Khadra
Bab El Khadra (or the Gate of the Green Gardens in English) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It was the gate that led from Tunis to Carthage and Ariana
In the Greco-Roman world, Ariana was a geographical te ...
on the west and
Avenue Mohammed V on the east. Among the important buildings in the area are the
Great Synagogue of Tunis and the headquarters of the
Tunisian Radio.
References
Geography of Tunis
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