Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”

Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout” is a museum in , which is located on نهج 2 مارس 1934. Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout” is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    July—September 15th: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Monday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Carthage, Tunisia
  • Also known as: “National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies Museum”, “Salammbô Oceanographic Museum”, and “متحف دار الحوت”
  • Address: 28 نهج 2 مارس 1934, صلامبو, 2035

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carthage and Carthage tophet.

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

Archaeological site
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The is an ancient sacred area dedicated to the Phoenician deities Tanit and Baal Hammon, located in the district of Salammbô, , near the Punic ports. is situated 380 metres southwest of Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”.

Park
The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum is an archaeological museum of Paleochristian artifacts, located in , . Built on an excavation site, it lies above the former Carthaginian basilica. is situated 510 metres north of Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Kram and Sidi Bou Said.

Town
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is a town and commune in the of . It is situated between , the port of , and , facing the to the east and the to the west.

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is a UNESCO World Heritage 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.

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
, also known by the endonym Halq al-Wadi, is a municipality and the port of , . is located at around on a sandbar between and the .

Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”

Latitude
36.84372° or 36° 50′ 37″ north
Longitude
10.32629° or 10° 19′ 35″ east
Operator
INSTM - المعهد الوطني لتكنولوجيا وعلوم البحار
Open location code
8F8GR8VG+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 101011816
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3330752
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”” goes by many names.

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