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Carthage

Also known as Archaeological Site of Carthage

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Carthage is about 12 km east of L'Ariana. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sidi Bou Said, about 2 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • L'Ariana · about 98,000 peopleabout 12 km west
  • Tunis · about 2,413,000 peopleabout 15 km south-west
  • Nabeul · about 115,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
  • Bizerte · about 140,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
  • Béja · about 60,000 peopleabout 100 km west
  • Sousse · about 327,000 peopleabout 120 km south
CarthageTunisL'ArianaSidi Bou SaidMedina of Tunis20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Carthage and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesSidi Bou Said1Medina of Tunis2Ichkeul National Park3Kerkuane Punic Town4Dougga / Thugga5Carthage
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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