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Today, it serves as a cultural centre. [2] Byrsa Hill itself is part of the archaeological site of Carthage. In addition to a cathedral monument, the Carthage National Museum was erected atop it.
Map of the region. Grand Tunis or Greater Tunis (Arabic: تونس الكبرى, French: Grand Tunis) is the largest metropolitan area in Tunisia, centered on the country's capital Tunis. It consists of four governorates: Tunis, Ariana, Manouba and Ben Arous. According to the 2004 population census, the area of Grand Tunis is home to 2,247,800 ...
The Tunis-Carthage connection was very important to the Romans, as it meant control over the fertile hinterland.The Romans therefore built a dam through the lake. The dam is used today as an expressway for automobiles and railway connecting Tunis to the harbour, La Goulette, and the coastal cities of Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, and La Marsa.
Zarzis also known as Jarjis (Arabic: جرجيس gergīs / zerzīs ⓘ) is a coastal commune (municipality) in southeastern Tunisia, former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see under its ancient name Gergis. To the Phoenicians, Romans and Arabs the port was of strategic importance.
Tataouine (Berber languages: Tiṭṭawin; Arabic: تطاوين) is a city in southern Tunisia.It is the capital of the Tataouine Governorate.The below-ground "cave dwellings" of the native Berber population, designed for coolness and protection, render the city and the area around it as a tourist and film makers' attraction.
However, his body now lies in the General Curia of the White Fathers, in Rome. In 1964, the Modus Vivendi—a bilateral treaty between Tunisia and the Roman Catholic Church—ceded almost all of the Church's real estate holdings to the Tunisian state, including the Acropolium. [4] The space has been a cultural centre since 1992. [3]
Chenini is a regular stop on southern Tunisia's ksar trail, along with the villages of Douiret, Ksar Ouled Soltane and Ksar Hadada. The village is home to the Mosquée de Sept Dormants , 'Mosque of the Seven Sleepers ', one of several sites associated with the pious legend.
Jebiniana is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. [1] [2] Also known as Djebeliana, this town is 35km north of Sfax on the Mediterranean coastal plain near El Amra. [3] [4] It is located at 35.033333n, 10.916667e. [5] As of 2014 it had a population of 7,190. [6]