Thapsus

Thapsus, also known as Tampsus and as Thapsus Minor to distinguish it from , was a Carthaginian and Roman port near present-day , .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: city of Ancient Rome
  • Also known as: “Mint of Thapsus”, “Ruines de Thapsus”, and “Tapsus”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bekalta and Téboulba.

Village
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, is a coastal town, around 30 km. south of and around 14 km. northeast of . The main activities of the local population are agriculture and fishing. is situated 5 km west of Thapsus.

Village
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is a town in the Sahel region of . It is located about 25 kilometers south-east of . It is part of the , and is the county seat of the Delegation with the same name, which has a population of 37,485 people. is situated 7 km west of Thapsus.

Thapsus

Latitude
35.62267° or 35° 37′ 22″ north
Longitude
11.04311° or 11° 2′ 35″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8F7HJ2FV+36
Geo­Names ID
2464574
Wiki­data ID
Q948682
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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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