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Carthage is a modern city in Tunisia, located near Tunis, with a rich historical background as the capital of the ancient Republic of Carthage founded in 814 BC by the Phoenician princess Elissa. It features a Mediterranean climate, spans 640 hectares with significant archaeological sites, and attracts around one million tourists annually. The city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,922.

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Carthage - Wikipedia

Carthage is a modern city in Tunisia, located near Tunis, with a rich historical background as the capital of the ancient Republic of Carthage founded in 814 BC by the Phoenician princess Elissa. It features a Mediterranean climate, spans 640 hectares with significant archaeological sites, and attracts around one million tourists annually. The city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,922.

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Carthage

The capital of the historic Republic of Carthage

This article is about the modern city of Carthage in


Tunisia . For Carthage (disambiguation), see Carthage
. (disambiguation)

Carthage is located near the city of Tunis in the


Tunisian Republic . It is located in the north-east
of the country, 15 km from the capital, on a hill
approximately 57 m high. Its coastal strip
extends for about 3 km, and it is bordered by
the Mediterranean Sea to the east, the
municipality of Sidi Abi Said to the north, the
municipality of La Marsa to the west, and the
municipality of El Kram to the south. The area of
the region is 640 hectares, and the area of
archaeological sites is approximately 407
hectares, 63.58% of the total area. Its
Mediterranean climate differs from that of the
capital, with mild winters and cool summers.
Pursuant to Order No. 1246 of 1985, the site of
Carthage was classified on the World Heritage
List established by UNESCO . As a tourist city, it
is visited by approximately one million tourists
[4]
annually. The population is 15,922

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9th century BC Date of
establishment
Administrative division
[1]
Tunisia country

Exarchate of Carthage Higher division

Vandal Kingdom Capital of


,Exarchate of Carthage ,
Carthaginian Civilization
(814 BC – 146 BC)

BC 146 Cancellation date

population
Masculine singular [other languages] Population naming
[2]
: cartaxinés (in Asturian)

Feminine singular [other languages]


[2]
: cartaxinesa (Asturian)

Neutral [other languages] :


[2]
cartaxinés (in Asturian)

Neutral [other languages] :


[2]
cartaxineso (Asturian)
Other information
[3]
2468244 GeoNemes code
Sister cities
He entrusted Twin City

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Founding of Carthage

A painting depicting an imaginary


description of Princess Elissa and the
grandeur of the city of Carthage at
.that time

Statue of Elissa in the


Louvre Museum in
Paris

According to ancient historians, the Phoenician


princess Elissa (or Elissar) founded Carthage in
814 BC. The princess fled from her brother with
her companions to Tyre in Lebanon and named
the city "Qart-Hadasth," meaning "new city"
(from Phoenician : qart, meaning city or village,
and hadasht, meaning new). The name became
"Carthage" through Latinization . Melqart was
especially worshipped, meaning "king of the
".city

Dido founded Carthage

the date

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