Koudiat Maza

Koudiat Maza is a hill in Carthage Byrsa, Tunis Governorate and has an elevation of 52 metres. Koudiat Maza is situated nearby to the city Carthage, as well as near the locality Cité Farhat Hached.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carthage and Odeon.

Carthage

Photo: Saratanit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carthage was an ancient city in northern Africa founded by the legendary Phoenician queen Dido on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia.

Roman Carthage was an important city in ancient Rome, located in modern-day Tunisia. Approximately 100 years after the destruction of Punic Carthage in 146 BC, a new city of the same name was built on the same land by the Romans in the period from 49 to 44 BC.

Mosaic of the Horses of Carthage

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 Tunisia, near the enigmatic monument known as the building with columns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidi Bou Said and La Marsa.

Sidi Bou Said

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sidi Bou Said is a UNESCO World Heritage village in Tunisia. 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.

La Marsa

Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

La Marsa 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.

Le Kram

Town

Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Le Kram is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia. It is situated between La Goulette, the port of Tunis, and Carthage, facing the Gulf of Tunis to the east and the Lake of Tunis to the west. Le Kram is situated 3 km south of Koudiat Maza.

Koudiat Maza

Type: Hill with an elevation of 52 metres
Category: landform
Location: Carthage Byrsa, Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

36.85917° or 36° 51′ 33″ north

Longitude

10.33056° or 10° 19′ 50″ east

Elevation

52 metres (171 feet)

Open location code

8F8GV85J+M6

GeoNames ID

2586182

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