Central address: Unnamed Road, Tabarka, Tunisia
Elevation: 164.099
Time Zone: Africa/Algiers
Latitude: 36° 56' 53.79'' N
Longitude: 8° 44' 33.396'' E
Tabarka (Arabic: طبرقة ṭbarqa, Berber: Tbarga or Tabarka, Phoenician: Ṭabarqa, Latin: Thabraca, Θαύβρακα in Ancient Greek also called Tbarga by locals) is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, at about 36°57′16″N 8°45′29″E / 36.95444°N 8.75806°E / 36.95444; 8.75806, close to the border with Algeria. It has been famous for its coral fishing, the Coralis Festival of underwater photography and the annual jazz festival. Tabarka's history is a colorful mosaic of Berber, Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman and Islamic-Ottoman civilizations. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which is built a Genoese castle. Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later to become president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled here by the French colonial authorities in 1952..
The latitude of Tabarka is 36.948275, and the longitude is 8.742610. Tabarka is a city is located at Tunisia with the gps coordinates of 36° 56' 53.79'' N and 8° 44' 33.396'' E. The elevation of Tabarka is 164.099, the time zone is Africa/Algiers.
Latitude | 36.948275 | Longitude | 8.742610 |
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Elevation | 164.099 | DMS Lat | 36° 56' 53.79'' N |
DMS Lng | 8° 44' 33.396'' E | GeoHASH | snw4nynpm9dt8 |
UTM Zone | 32S | UTM Easting | 477082.926420974 |
UTM Northing | 4089165.86937151 | Time Zone | Africa/Algiers |
Country | Tunisia | Country Code | 216 |