El Jem: facts

At a glance

• Country: Tunisia
• Region: Mahdia Governorate
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 21,544
• Coordinates: 35.3000° N, 10.7167° E
• Time zone: Africa/Tunis (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Dinar (TND)
• Distance to the capital, Tunis: 176 km (109 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR): 51 km (32 mi), straight line
• Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA): 65 km (40 mi), straight line
• Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE): 90 km (56 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Souassi: 16 km (10 mi)
• Sidi Alouane: 22 km (14 mi)
• Ksour Essaf: 28 km (18 mi)
• Sbaia Koubba: 29 km (18 mi)
• Chorbane: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sakiet ez Zit, 56 km (35 mi)