Tunisia
17 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre: every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Dar Othman, 1 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Dar El Bey (#4,747 of 9,035 worldwide) 1 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Kasbah of Béja, founded c. 150 BC.
Every one of them stands in Tunisia: the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km west · Palace & château
Dar El Bey, also known as the government palace is an old palace in the medina of Tunis, more precisely in the city's Kasbah.
1 km south-west · Palace & château
Dar Hussein, is an old palace in the medina of Tunis. It is located in 4 the castle's place in Bab Mnara district.
1 km south-west · Palace & château
Dar Othman is one of the palaces of the medina of Tunis. The residence is located in the south of the medina, 16 El Mebazaâ Street.
15 km north-east · Palace & château
The Royal Palace of Carthage or nowadays Zarrouk Palace was a residence of the Tunisian Kings, in Carthage, Tunisia.
1 km south-west · Palace & château
Dar Ben Abdallah is an old palace in the medina of Tunis. It is located in the south district of the Medina of Tunis, near Tourbet El Bey.
1 km north-west · Palace & château
Saheb Ettabaâ Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis. It is located in south-west of the Halfaouine square.
1 km west · Palace & château
Dar El Monastiri is a palace in the Medina of Tunis. It is located in 9 El Monastiri Street near Sidi Mahrez mausoleum.
1 km west · Palace & château
Dar Ibn Abi Dhiaf is a palace in the medina of Tunis, located near the Pasha Street and Sidi Mahrez Mosque, in the Ibn Abi Diaf dead end.
14 km south · Ruin
Mohamedia Palace was a palace of the Tunisian Beys, in the town of Mohamedia, Tunisia.
1 km west · Palace & château
Dar Daouletli is an old palace in the medina of Tunis. The palace got its name from one of his previous owners, the daouletli or dey.
1 km west · Palace & château
Hayreddin Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis. It is the current Museum of Tunis.
+ 1 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.
41 km north · Fortress
Sidi Ali El Mekki Fort, also known as Borj Sidi Ali El Mekki, is a historic Ottoman fort located in the town of Ghar El Melh in the Bizerte…
83 km east · Fortress
Kelibia Fort is a citadel built in the sixteenth century, situated on a rocky promontory 150 meters high overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the…
90 km west · Fortress
The Kasbah of Béja is a historical citadel in the Tunisian city Béja. The Kasbah was built in the 2nd century BC, and still exists today, which makes…
79 km south-west · Fortress
The Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga is a Tunisian archaeological monument classified by the National Heritage Institute, located in the Béja…
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q3572.
The Castle Map atlas maps 17 landmarks (4 fortresses · 12 palaces & châteaux · 1 ruin) within 100 km of the centre of Tunis, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Dar Othman, a palace 1 km south-west of the city centre.
Dar El Bey, ranked #4,747 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 1 km west from Tunis.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Kasbah of Béja, founded c. 150 BC: 90 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
