Tunis Governorate
Carthage
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Carthage

Carthage is a commune in , . It is named for, and includes in its area, the archaeological site of . Established in 1919, Carthage is some 15 km to the east-northeast of , situated between the towns of to the north and to the south.
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  • Type: City with 21,300 residents
  • Description: Tunisian town
  • Also known as: “Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia”, “Carthage, Tunisia”, “Kart Hadasht”, “modern Carthage”, “Qarṭāj”, and “Qarţājannah”
  • Address: قرطاج

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carthage and Baths of Antoninus.

Photo: Saratanit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the in what is now . was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world.

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The or Baths of Carthage, located in , , are the largest set of Roman built on the African continent and one of three largest built in the Roman Empire.

Photo: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, CC BY 2.0.
The mosaic of the horses is a Roman-era mosaic, approximately twelve meters by nine, discovered in 1960 at the archaeological site of Carthage, in present-day , near the enigmatic monument known as the building with columns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidi Bou Said and Le Kram.

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is a village in . The best time to visit is early autumn or spring, before the assault of package tourists begins, when you can still walk alone on the narrow streets, around white-blue traditional houses, enjoying the views.

Town
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is a town and commune in the of . Situated between , the port of , and Carthage, it opens onto the to the east and the to the west.

Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal city located in the northeastern part of Tunisia, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Tunis Governorate and has a population of around 100,000 people.

Carthage

Latitude
36.85481° or 36° 51′ 17″ north
Longitude
10.33099° or 10° 19′ 52″ east
Population
21,300
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
United Nations Location Code
TN CAR
Open location code
8F8GV83J+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1136727225
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2468245
Wiki­data ID
Q28151514
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Carthage” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القرطاجنيون”
  • Arabic: “القرطاجيون”
  • Arabic: “القرطاجيين”
  • Arabic: “قرطاج”
  • Arabic: “قرطاجة”
  • Arabic: “قرطاجه”
  • Arabic: “قرطاجي”
  • Arabic: “قرطاجيون”
  • Arabic: “كرتاجو”
  • Arabic: “كرتاغو”
  • Armenian: “Կարթագեն”
  • Bashkir: “Карфаген (ҡала)”
  • Bashkir: “Карфаген”
  • Belarusian: “Картаген”
  • Belarusian: “Карфаген”
  • Bulgarian: “Картаген”
  • Catalan: “Cartago”
  • Cebuano: “Carthage”
  • Chinese: “迦太基 (市镇)”
  • Chinese: “迦太基”
  • Chuvash: “Карфаген”
  • Czech: “Kartágo”
  • Danish: “Karthago”
  • Dutch: “Carthage”
  • French: “Carthage”
  • German: “Karthago”
  • Greek: “Καρχηδόνα”
  • Hebrew: “קרתגו”
  • Irish: “an Chartaig”
  • Italian: “Cartagine”
  • Japanese: “カルタージュ”
  • Kabyle: “Qarṭaj”
  • Kabyle: “Qerṭaj”
  • Latin: “Karthago”
  • Malagasy: “Kartago”
  • Malayalam: “കാർത്തേജ്”
  • Maltese: “Kartaġni”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cartage”
  • Persian: “قرطاج (تونس)”
  • Persian: “قرطاج”
  • Portuguese: “Cartago (município)”
  • Portuguese: “Cartago”
  • Russian: “Карфаген (муниципалитет)”
  • Russian: “Карфаген”
  • Slovenian: “Kartagina”
  • Spanish: “Cartago (municipio)”
  • Spanish: “Cartago (Municipio)”
  • Spanish: “Cartago”
  • Spanish: “Municipio Cartago”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Cartago”
  • Swedish: “Karthago”
  • Tamil: “கர்த்தாஜ்”
  • Tatar: “Карфаген”
  • Turkish: “Kartaca”
  • Ukrainian: “Карфаген (муніципалітет)”
  • Ukrainian: “Карфаген”
  • Urdu: “قرطاج (بلدیہ)”
  • Urdu: “قرطاج”
  • Vietnamese: “Carthage”
  • Vietnamese: “Cathago”
  • Zulu: “Carthage (Umasipala)”
  • Zulu: “Carthage”

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