Althiburos
Althiburos was an ancient Berber, Carthaginian, and Roman settlement in what is now the Dahmani Delegation of the Kef Governorate of Tunisia. During the reign of emperor Hadrian, it became a municipality with Italian rights.Photo: Elarbi alaeddin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: archaeological site in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Althiburos (Henchir Medeina)” and “Altiburo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dahmani and El Ksour.
Dahmani
Town
Dahmani is a town in the Kef Governorate, located in northwestern Tunisia, with a population of around 31,000 inhabitants. Situated 27 km from El Kef and at an altitude of 625 meters, the town enjoys a cool climate, where snowfall can occur in winter. Dahmani is situated 9 km northeast of Althiburos.
El Ksour
Village
El Ksour is a town and commune in the Kef Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 5,357. It is located 7.2 kilometres to the southeast of Dahmani. El Ksour is situated 9 km east of Althiburos.
Althiburos
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Ebba, Dahmani, Kef Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.87387° or 35° 52′ 26″ northLongitude
8.78543° or 8° 47′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8F7CVQFP+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 266259236OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q440812
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Althiburos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألتيبيروس”
- Catalan: “Althiburos”
- Catalan: “Altuburos”
- Dutch: “Altiburo”
- French: “Althiburos”
- German: “Althiburos”
- German: “Althiburus”
- German: “Altiburus”
- Greek: “Αλθίβουρος”
- Italian: “Altiburo”
- Spanish: “Altiburos”
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