Tunisia's Historic Treasures
Tunisia’s historical landscape is a crossroads of civilizations, featuring exceptionally preserved ruins from Punic, Roman, and Islamic eras. This selection highlights the UNESCO-listed Amphitheatre of El Jem and the Punic Town of Kerkuane, alongside the sprawling Baths of Antoninus in Carthage. The list spans from the ancient Berber and Roman settlement of Dougga to the 16th-century Kelibia Fort overlooking the Mediterranean. Architectural landmarks like the Bab el Bhar city gate and the royal Tourbet el Bey mausoleum further illustrate the country’s rich architectural evolution.
A Amphitheatre of El Jem
The Amphitheatre of El Jem is an oval amphitheatre in the modern-day city of El Djem, Tunisia, formerly Thysdrus in the Roman province of…
B Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Kerkouane or Kerkuane is the site of an ancient Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia, near Cape Bon.
C Antoninus Therms
The Baths of Antoninus or Baths of Carthage, located in Carthage, Tunisia, are the largest set of Roman thermae built on the African…
D Duqqa
Dougga or Thugga or TBGG was a Berber, Punic and Roman settlement near present-day Téboursouk in northern Tunisia.
E Utica
Utica () was an ancient Phoenician and Carthaginian city located near the outflow of the Medjerda River into the Mediterranean, between…
F Carthage amphitheatre
The Carthage Amphitheatre was a Roman amphitheatre constructed in the first century CE in the city of Carthage, Tunisia, which was rebuilt…
G Bulla Regia
Bulla Regia was a Berber, Punic, and Roman town near present-day Jendouba, Tunisia.
H Chemtou
Chemtou or Chimtou was an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia, located 20 km from the city of Jendouba near the Algerian…
I Bab el Bhar
Bab el Bhar, also known as Porte De France, is a city gate in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
J Turbat Al Bai
The Tourbet el Bey is a Tunisian royal mausoleum in the southwest of the medina of Tunis.
Kelibia Fort
Kelibia Fort is a citadel built in the sixteenth century, situated on a rocky promontory 150 meters high overlooking the Mediterranean Sea…
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