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 Al-Jallaz cemetery; in the distanceSidi Belhassen Chadli | |
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| Coordinates | 36°47′10″N10°11′04″E / 36.78611°N 10.18444°E /36.78611; 10.18444 |
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Jellaz Cemetery (Arabic:مقبرة الجلازMaqbara al-Jalāz; also known asal-Jallaz andCemetery Djalez) is a large hillside Muslim cemetery inTunis, Tunisia, established in the thirteenth century. Located next to the bus station, the cemetery is the largest in the city. TheBorj Ali RaisOttoman fortress is visible from most places in the cemetery.[1] Visiting the cemetery is a duty duringAid el Fitr at the end ofRamadan. Family members at this time clean and paint the tombs, which faceMecca.
In 1911, mass protests known as theJellaz Affair demonstrations took place at the cemetery against the French, triggered by land registration and entitlement disputes. These in turn led to theTunis Tram Boycott,.[2] A bloody confrontation took place after the burial of the wife of an eager propagandist of naturalisation and resulted in the death of 39 people, nine of them French and five Italian.[1][3]
