Port Marchand de Carthage
Port Marchand de Carthage is an archaeological site in Carthage Plage, Tunis Governorate. Port Marchand de Carthage is situated nearby to the archaeological site Carthage tophet, as well as near Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carthage and Carthage tophet.
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.
Carthage tophet
Archaeological site
Photo: BishkekRocks, Public domain.
The Carthage tophet is an ancient sacred area dedicated to the Phoenician deities Tanit and Baal, located in the Carthaginian district of Salammbô, Tunisia, near the Punic ports. Carthage tophet is situated 160 metres west of Port Marchand de Carthage.
Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”
Museum
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Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout” is situated 280 metres northeast of Port Marchand de Carthage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Kram and La Goulette.
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 Goulette
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
La Goulette, in Arabic Halq al-Wadi, is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia. La Goulette is located at around on a sandbar between Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis.
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.
Port Marchand de Carthage
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Carthage Plage, Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.84145° or 36° 50′ 29″ northLongitude
10.32485° or 10° 19′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8F8GR8RF+HWOpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Port Marchand de Carthage” goes by many names.
- French: “Port Marchand Romain”
- German: “Römischer Handelshafen”
- Italian: “Porto mercantile romano”
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Highlights include Salamabo Park and Îlot de l’Amirauté.
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