ancient ruins
Carthage
The ruins of the once-mighty Phoenician and later Roman city near modern Tunis, featuring Punic harbors, Roman baths, villas, and the Tophet sanctuary.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Zaghouan
Zaghouan Governorate, Tunisia · Africa
About Zaghouan
Zaghouan sits on the route: 20 minutes from Zriba-Village, 53km from Carthage.
Zaghouan is in Zaghouan Governorate, Tunisia, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zriba-Village, about 12 km away.
Zaghouan or Zaghwan (Arabic: زغوان, romanized: Zaġwān, pronounced [zaʁˈwɛːn] ; Andalusian Arabic: إِسْطَوَان, romanized: Isṭawán) is a town in the northern half of Tunisia.
Situated on a low ridge of the Dorsale Mountains, the town has a mild climate and presents a green aspect. Cold water from here was taken by theRead more
Zaghouan Aqueduct to Carthage. The town is famous for its roses, originally cultivated by Muslim refugees from Spain in the seventeenth century. The town is located around 60 km due south of Tunis and around 50 km inland (west) from the Gulf of Hammamet and has an estimated population of around 20,837 (2014). It is the capital of the Zaghouan Governorate.
On the mountain south of the city is the Roman Water Temple Djebel Zaghouan (Temple de Eaux), source of an aqueduct which used to take water to the city of Carthage over 100 km away. The ruins here are illustrated in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1840, as 'Temple and Fountain of Zagwhan', the painting being by Sir Greenville Temple with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
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Within an hour or so of Zaghouan: Carthage (53 km), Sidi Bou Said (55 km).
Where is Zaghouan?
Zaghouan is in Zaghouan Governorate, Tunisia, about 12 km from Zriba-Village.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,798
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Tunisia
- Region
- Zaghouan Governorate
- Timezone
- Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates
- 36.4029, 10.1429
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sidi Bou Said
A clifftop village above the Gulf of Tunis painted entirely blue and white after Rodolphe d'Erlanger popularised the scheme in the 1920s. Bougainvillea-hung lanes climb to terrace cafés overlooking the Mediterranean.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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