
Interesting Fact
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Northernmost Point of Africa
Cape Angela in Tunisia is the northernmost point of the African continent, located closer to Sicily than to most of the Sahara.
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Tunisia — Heritage
History
Land of History and Culture
A small country with a big presence — located at the crossroads of desert, sea, and continents, where three thousand years of history converge.


Cape Angela in Tunisia is the northernmost point of the African continent, located closer to Sicily than to most of the Sahara.

Tunisia is located in the Maghreb — meaning 'place of sunset' in Arabic — bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast.

Situated on the western coast of the Mediterranean, Tunisia has served as a maritime link between Africa and Europe for three thousand years.