Carthage tophet

The Carthage tophet is an ancient sacred area dedicated to the Phoenician deities Tanit and Baal Hammon, located in the district of Salammbô, , near the Punic ports.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: cemetery in Tunisia
  • Also known as: “nécropole punique dite le Tophet”, “Salāmbaw”, “Salambo”, “Salambôo”, “Salammbo”, “Salammbô”, “Salammbôo”, “Tofet de Salambo”, “Tofet de Salambô”, “tophet de Salambô”, “tophet de Salammbô”, “Tophet de Salammbô”, “Tophet of Carthage”, and “توفاة صلامبو”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Carthage and Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”.

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was an ancient city in northern …

Museum
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is situated 380 metres northeast of Carthage tophet.

Park
The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum… is situated 750 metres north of Carthage tophet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Kram and La Goulette.

Town
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is a town and commune in the of .

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, also known by the endonym Halq al-Wadi…

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is a UNESCO World Heritage village in .

Carthage tophet

Latitude
36.84143° or 36° 50′ 29″ north
Longitude
10.32308° or 10° 19′ 23″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8F8GR8RF+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131384754
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
2467344
Wiki­data ID
Q3108571
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Carthage tophet” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “توفاة قرطاج”
  • Asturian: “Tofet de Cartago”
  • Bulgarian: “Картагенски тофет”
  • Catalan: “Tofet de Salambó”
  • Dutch: “Tophet Sanctuary”
  • French: “tophet de Carthage”
  • French: “Tophet de Carthage”
  • French: “Tophet de Salammbô”
  • Persian: “توفت کارتاژ”
  • Slovenian: “kartažanski tofet”
  • Spanish: “Tofet de Cartago”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cité el Bank and حدائق قرطاج.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hôtel Résidence Carthage and SALAMBOUF.

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