Thapsus
Thapsus, also known as Tampsus and as Thapsus Minor to distinguish it from Thapsus in Sicily, was a Carthaginian and Roman port near present-day Bekalta, Tunisia.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: city of Ancient Rome
- Also known as: “Ruines de Thapsus” and “Tapsus”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bekalta and Téboulba.
Bekalta
Village
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Bekalta, is a Tunisian coastal town, around 30 km. south of Monastir and around 14 km. northeast of Mahdia. The main activities of the local population are agriculture and fishing. Bekalta is situated 5 km west of Thapsus.
Téboulba
Village
Téboulba is a town in the Sahel region of Tunisia. It is located about 25 kilometers south of Monastir. It is part of the administrative governorate of Monastir, and is the county seat of the Delegation with the same name, which has a population of 37,485 people. Téboulba is situated 7 km west of Thapsus.
Thapsus
- Categories: ancient city, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beklta Est, Bekalta, Monastir Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Thapsus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تابسوس”
- Catalan: “Tapsos”
- Catalan: “Thapsus”
- Chinese: “薩普蘇斯”
- Dutch: “Thapsus”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تابسوس”
- Esperanto: “Tapso”
- French: “Thapsus”
- German: “Thapsus”
- Hebrew: “תאפסוס”
- Italian: “Tapso”
- Japanese: “タプスス”
- Latin: “Thapsus”
- Polish: “Tapsos”
- Portuguese: “Tapso”
- Portuguese: “Thapsus”
- Russian: “Тапс”
- Spanish: “Tapso”
- Turkish: “Thapsus”
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