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MAHDIA:
Sailors' cemetary
Mahdia, Tunisia

The extensive cemetary cover large parts of the eastern end of the peninsula, is laid out so that almost every grave can have a seaview, relating to Mahdia's long history of piracy, fishing and sailors.
It starts in front of the Borj el-Kebir and continues all the way past the Fatimid port, ending next to the lighthouse.
At its eastern end lies the Zaouia of Sidi Jabeur.


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