To the immediate south-west of the city centre is large freshwater lake, exceeding the size of the city centre fed by a distributive canal of the Medjerda. Its banks includes cultivated land to the west and the small Foret de Sijoumi to the east, with suburbs largely to the other sides.
To the southwest of the city centre is a substantial freshwater lake, larger than the city centre, fed by a distributive canal from the Medjerda. Its shores include cultivated land to the west and the small Foret de Sijoumi to the east, with suburbs on the other sides.