Amphitheatre of El Jem
Also known as amphithéâtre, amphithéâtre d'El Djem, amphitheatre d'El Jem, amphitheatre in El Jem, Roman amphitheatre of El Jem, قصر الجم
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Tunisia
Inscribed
1979
Area
1 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Amphitheatre of El Jem is about 50 km south of Monastir. The nearest other World Heritage site is Medina of Sousse, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mahdia · about 46,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Monastir · about 72,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Sousse · about 327,000 peopleabout 60 km north
- Sfax · about 453,000 peopleabout 60 km south
- Qairouan · about 145,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
- Sdid Bouzid · about 42,000 peopleabout 110 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TunisiaCultural59 km away
TunisiaCultural70 km away
TunisiaCultural169 km away
TunisiaCultural174 km away
TunisiaCultural177 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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