Ras ben Sakka (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

for "Cape Ben Sakka"), the tip of

Cape Angela Cape Angela (french: Cap Angela; ar, رأس أنجلة) is a rocky headland in Bizerte, Tunisia. Its tip, Ras Ben Sakka, has been considered the northernmost point of the African continent since 2014, replacing Cape Blanc ( Ras al-Abyad), also i ...

in northern

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, is the northernmost point of the African continent. It is located from

Bizerte Bizerte or Bizerta ( ar, بنزرت, translit=Binzart , it, Biserta, french: link=no, Bizérte) the classical Hippo, is a city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located 65 km (40mil) north of the cap ...

and to the northeast of

Ichkeul Lake Lake Ichkeul ( ar, بحيرة اشكل) is a lake in northern Tunisia, located 20 kilometres (12 miles) to Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. The lake and wetlands of Ichkeul National Park are an important stopping- ...

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. It is located just west of Cape Blanc (french: Cap Blanc, "White Cape";

:''Ras al-Abyad''), which is also often (mistakenly) described as the northern tip of Africa. Ras ben Sakka reaches about further north than the other.

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Bizerte Ben Sakka Populated coastal places in Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub