Maktar
in Gouvernorat de Siliana, Tunisia
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Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport (67 mi) -
Tabarka 7 Novembre Airport (80 mi) - Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (87 mi)
- Tunis Carthage International Airport (89 mi)
- Gafsa Ksar International Airport (101 mi)
- Annaba Airport (102 mi)
- Sfax Thyna International Airport (115 mi)
- Gabès Matmata International Airport (146 mi)
- Dougga / Thugga (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Kairouan (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Medina of Sousse (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Medina of Tunis (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Amphitheatre of El Jem (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Carthage (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Ichkeul National Park (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.858 and 9.201 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 51' 28" and E 9° 12' 2"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dinar - TND
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:29 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Tunis
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:03 am and 5:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Tunisia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Tunisia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Maktar
Maktar in Gouvernorat de Siliana with it's 14,500 inhabitants is a city in Tunisia about 85 mi (or 137 km) south-west of Tunis, the country's capital.
Local time in Maktar is now 03:29 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Tunis with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Maktar, of which one is a larger airport. The closest is airport we know is Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport in Algeria in a distance of 67 mi (or 108 km). The closest airport in Tunisia is Tabarka 7 Novembre Airport in a distance of 80 mi (or 108 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Tunisia is Dougga / Thugga in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), North.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Siliana, El Kef, Jendouba, Kasserine and Sidi Bouzid. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 30% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Handball Qatar 2015
Route de makthar, neige 2019 ( mezel_mezel 2019)
Neige 2019.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Maktar
Maktar, or Makthar, is a town and Roman site in Siliana Governorate, Tunisia, located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:35|51|38|N|9|12|21|E| | |name= }}. It is 140 km (90 mi) southwest of Tunis and 60 km (40 mi) southeast of El Kef. The population in 2004 was 12,942. The ancient town was founded by the Numidians as a defense post against the Carthaginians; it was settled by Punics after the destruction of Carthage by the Romans in 146 BC.
Zama Minor
For other uses of this word, see Zama (disambiguation). Zama Minor is an archaeological site in northern Tunisia. Not to be confused with Zama Regia, where, on October 19, 202 BC, there was the famous Battle of Zama.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Maktar.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Mactaris, Makthar, Maktar
