Carthage National Museum
Carthage National Museum is a national museum in Byrsa, Tunisia. Along with the Bardo National Museum, it is one of the two main local archaeological museums in the region.Photo: Mietek Ł, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Carthage, Tunisia
- Address: Rue Mendes France
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carthage and Acropolium of Carthage.
Carthage
Photo: Saratanit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world.
Acropolium of Carthage
Cathedral
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Acropolium, also known as Saint Louis Cathedral, is a former Latin Catholic church located in Carthage, Tunisia. The cathedral sits on the peak of Byrsa Hill, near the ruins of the ancient Punic and then Roman city.
Bib Knissia Basilica
Park
The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum is an archaeological museum of Paleochristian artifacts, located in Carthage, Tunisia. Built on an excavation site, it lies above the former Carthaginian basilica. Bib Knissia Basilica is situated 610 metres south of Carthage National Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Kram and La Marsa.
Le Kram
Town
Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Kram is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia. Situated between La Goulette, the port of Tunis, and Carthage, it opens onto the Gulf of Tunis to the east and the Lake of Tunis to the west.
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.
Sidi Bou Said
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sidi Bou Said is a 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.
Carthage National Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Carthage Byrsa, Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.85357° or 36° 51′ 13″ northLongitude
10.3243° or 10° 19′ 28″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
8F8GV83F+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 288347882OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Carthage National Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الوطني بقرطاج”
- Arabic: “متحف قرطاج”
- Bulgarian: “Национален музей на Картаген”
- French: “musée national de Carthage”
- French: “Musée national de Carthage”
- French: “Musée National de Carthage”
- German: “Nationalmuseum von Karthago”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון לארכאולוגיה של קרתגו”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale di Cartagine”
- Japanese: “カルタゴ国立博物館”
- Japanese: “国立カルタゴ博物館”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Cartago”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de Cartago”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de Cartago”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Cartago”
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