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Multi-periodSite Name: Carthage Byrsa Alternative Name: Qart HadashtCountry: Tunisia Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Tunis Nearest Village: Carthage
Latitude: 36.853580N Longitude: 10.324990E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Tunisia.The site of ancient Carthage is spread over a half dozen sites in what is now a thriving district of luxury villas in a suburb of Tunis.
This site on top of a hill crowned with a French colonial cathedral has several Punic houses and is also supposed to have a few Punic tombs.
A large statue of Apollo is preserved in the basement of the cathedral, which suggests there might have been a Roman temple there in the past.
The Ancient Punic Port is well visible from here.
Qart Hadasht was the Punic name before the Romans latinized it. Byrsa is a coruption of Barsat, meaning Stronghold in Phoenician. 55 Meters Altitude
Note: Science and art bring young Carthaginian 'back to life'
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