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: “Cartago (municipio)”, “Cartago (Municipio)”, “Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia”, “Carthage, Tunisia”, “Kart Hadasht”, “modern Carthage”, “Municipio Cartago”, “Municipio de Cartago”, “Qarṭāj”, “Qarţājannah”, “Карфаген (муниципалитет)”, “Карфаген (муніципалітет)”, “القرطاجنيون”, “القرطاجيون”, “القرطاجيين”, “قرطاجة”, “قرطاجه”, “قرطاجي”, “قرطاجيون”, “كرتاجو”, and “كرتاغو”
  • Address: قرطاج

Places of Interest

Highlights: Carthage and Baths of Antoninus.

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was an ancient city in northern …

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The or Baths of Carthage, located…

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The mosaic of the horses is a Roman-era mosaic…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidi Bou Said and Le Kram.

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is a UNESCO World Heritage village in .

Town
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is a town and commune in the of .

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is a coastal city located in the northeastern…

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)
UN/LOCODE
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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: “قرطاج”
  • 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”
  • Hindi: “कार्थेज”
  • 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”
  • Polish: “Kartagina (współczesna)”
  • Polish: “Kartagina”
  • Portuguese: “Cartago (município)”
  • Portuguese: “Cartago”
  • Russian: “Карфаген”
  • Slovenian: “Kartagina”
  • Spanish: “Cartago”
  • Swedish: “Karthago”
  • Tamil: “கர்த்தாஜ்”
  • Tatar: “Карфаген”
  • Turkish: “Kartaca”
  • Ukrainian: “Карфаген”
  • Urdu: “قرطاج (بلدیہ)”
  • Urdu: “قرطاج”
  • Vietnamese: “Carthage”
  • Vietnamese: “Cathago”
  • Zulu: “Carthage (Umasipala)”
  • Zulu: “Carthage”

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