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.- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (570 feet)
- Description: archaeological site of Simitthu in Tunisia
- Address: شمتو
- Also known as“Shimţū”“Simithu”“Simittu”“Simitu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archeological Museum of Chemtou.
Archeological Museum of Chemtou
The Chemtou Museum is an archaeological museum located in Chemtou, Tunisia.
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. Oued Melliz is situated 3½ km southwest of Chemtou.
Sidi-Meskin
Village
Sidi-Meskin, anciently known as Thunusuda… Sidi-Meskin is situated 8 km southeast of Chemtou.
Chemtou
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Latitude
36.4901° or 36° 29′ 24″ north
Longitude
8.57715° or 8° 34′ 38″ east
Open location code
8F8CFHRG+2V
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OpenStreetMap 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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