Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”
Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout” is a museum in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia which is located on نهج 2 مارس 1934. Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout” is situated nearby to the archaeological site Îlot de l’Amirauté, as well as near Port de Carthage.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.
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 380 metres southwest of Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”.
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 510 metres north of Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Kram and Sidi Bou Said.
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.
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.
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.
Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.84372° or 36° 50′ 37″ northLongitude
10.32627° or 10° 19′ 35″ eastOperator
INSTM - المعهد الوطني لتكنولوجيا وعلوم البحارOpen location code
8F8GR8VG+FGOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3330752
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout”” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الأقيانوسي «دار الحوت» بصلامبو”
- Arabic: “متحف دار الحوت بصلامبو”
- French: “Dar El Hout”
- French: “musée Dar El Hout”
- French: “Musée océanographique « Dar El Hout » de Salammbô”
- French: “musée océanographique de Carthage”
- French: “musee oceanographique de Salammbo”
- French: “musée océanographique de Salammbô”
- French: “Musée océanographique de Salammbô”
- French: “musée océanographique de Slammbô”
- French: “station océanographique de Salammbô”
- Spanish: “Dar El Hout”
- Spanish: “Museo Oceanográfico de Salammbô”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Îlot de l’Amirauté and Port de Carthage.
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