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El Jem
A Roman amphitheatre listed as a World Heritage site, well inside the path, with more than four minutes of totality.
The eclipse at this site
Total eclipse Totality is visible from this location.
- Duration of totality
- 4 min 22 s
- Magnitude
- 1.014
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Distance to the nearest limit of totality
- 45 km
| Event | Tunisian time (UTC+1) | Sun position |
|---|---|---|
| Partial eclipse begins (C1) | 08:56:29 | 41° / 97° |
| Totality begins (C2) | 10:09:13 | 55° / 112° |
| Maximum eclipse | 10:11:24 | 56° / 112° |
| Totality ends (C3) | 10:13:35 | 56° / 113° |
| Partial eclipse ends (C4) | 11:31:11 | 69° / 143° |
About the destination
El Jem is a small town dominated by one of the best preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. It sits between Sousse and Sfax on the main road and railway, which makes it easy to reach on the day.
Access and transport
Tunis–Sousse–Sfax railway line (SNCFT station in El Jem) and the A1 motorway. The nearest airports are Monastir and Sfax.
Nearby
Amphitheatre and archaeological museum of El Jem; Mahdia coast.
UNESCO World Heritage
Climate at the time of the eclipse
Over 2000–2024, at 10:00 between 26 July and 9 August: mean cloud cover 5%, clear sky on 90% of mornings, mean temperature 31 °C. Climate statistics, not a forecast. Weather