Lafayette (Tunis)

Coordinates: 36°48′43″N 10°10′52″E / 36.811833°N 10.181000°E / 36.811833; 10.181000
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36°48′43″N 10°10′52″E / 36.811833°N 10.181000°E / 36.811833; 10.181000

Headquarter of the Tunisian Radio since 1954
Great Synagogue of Tunis

Lafayette (Arabic: لافيات) is the central district of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, which occupies the area north of Avenue Habib Bourguiba between Bab el Khadra on the west and Avenue Mohammed V on the east. Among the important buildings in the area are the Great Synagogue of Tunis and the headquarters of the Tunisian Radio.