Chemtou
Chemtou or Chimtou was an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia, located 20 km from the city of Jendouba near the Algerian frontier. It was known as Simitthu in antiquity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: archaeological site of Simitthu in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Shimţū”, “Simithu”, “Simittu”, and “Simitu”
- Address: شمتو
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archeological Museum of Chemtou.
Archeological Museum of Chemtou
Garden
Photo: DrFO.Jr.Tn, CC BY 3.0.
The Chemtou Museum is an archaeological museum located in Chemtou, Tunisia. The museum was designed by archaeologists with the Tunisian National Heritage Institute and the German Archaeological Institute with offices located in Rome, Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oued Melliz and Sidi-Meskin.
Oued Melliz
Village
Oued Melliz is a town and commune in the Jendouba Governorate in Tunisia. In 2004, it had a population of 2,188. Oued Melliz is situated 3½ km southwest of Chemtou.
Sidi-Meskin
Village
Sidi-Meskin, anciently known as Thunusuda, is a railway town and archaeological site in the Gouvernorat of Jendouba, Northern Tunisia. It is located in the Medjerda valley at 36.45N, 8.66E, outside of Bou Salem, and is near to Djendouba, Mechtat el Anad, and Djebel Bou Rbah. Sidi-Meskin is situated 8 km southeast of Chemtou.
Chemtou
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient city, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chemtou, Jendouba Nord, Jendouba Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.4901° or 36° 29′ 24″ northLongitude
8.57715° or 8° 34′ 38″ eastElevation
174 metres (571 feet)Open location code
8F8CFHRG+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4505038289OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Chemtou” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شمتو”
- Catalan: “Chimtou”
- Chinese: “奇姆圖”
- Dutch: “Chemtou”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شمتو”
- French: “Chemtou”
- German: “Simitthu”
- Hebrew: “צ’מטו”
- Italian: “Chemtou”
- Japanese: “シャムトウ”
- Latin: “Simitthu”
- Persian: “شمتو”
- Portuguese: “Chemtou”
- Portuguese: “Chimtou”
- Portuguese: “Simithu”
- Portuguese: “Simitthu”
- Portuguese: “Simitthus”
- Spanish: “Chemtou”
- Turkish: “Şimtu”
- Welsh: “Chemtou”
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