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State |
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| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Mosaic of Diana, goddess of hunting. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Diana, goddess of hunting, riding a stag. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Geometric mosaic. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Mosaic resembling marble. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Large mosaic in excellent condition. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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A wall of mosaics faeturing lions and bears. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Ostriches. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Boat scene. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Fragment of a wall mosaic. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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A chariot scene from Acholla. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Mosaic of Daniel in the lion's den. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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A sea centaur carrying a nymph. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Bardo Museum |
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Mosaic of Perseus holding the Medusa's head while rescuing Andromeda. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Hanibal |
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Hanibal is a green suburb of Tunis. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Hanibal |
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The suburb is named after the Carthaginian general who invaded Rome with elephants. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Carthage is a UNESCO World heritage site. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Carthage was founded by Phonoecians from Tyre (modern Lebanon) in 814 BCE. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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View of Carthage from where the Phonoecians controlled sea trade until the Romans destroyed the city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Carthage was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Phonoecian houses. Carthage was one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Bath house. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Tiling. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Phonoecian wall. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Phonoecian houses had underground cisterns and drainage. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Cistern. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Flooring. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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The heart of the city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Phonoecian houses. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Phonoecian house made of stone blocks. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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The Phonoecian city was buried by the Romans so is well preserved. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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A row of houses along a street. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Hanibal set off for Rome in the 2nd century BCE from this city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Roman column. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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The Roman city is above the original Phonoecian city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Drainage. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
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Roman statue. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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The Roman forum on Byrsa Hill, the heart of the Phonoecian city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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The foundations of Byrsa Hill are 336m by 323m. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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Ruins of Roman Carthage, destroyed by the Vandals in the 5th century. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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View from the hill. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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View of the ports of Carthage. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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View of the suburb of Hanibal. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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Shaded area. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Byrsa Hill |
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View over Carthage with modern Tunis and the sea in the distance. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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The museum on Byrsa Hill, which was flattened by the Romans to build their city in 44 BCE. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Terracotta mask with paint remnants and a silver ring in its nose (6th century BCE). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Phonoecian planning inscription on black limestone (3rd century BCE). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Terracotta Phonoecian votive incense burner with face of Demeter from Carthage. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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A 7th century BCE pyxis (cup). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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A baby bottle (3rd century BCE). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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White marble urn for holding burnt bones (Roman, 2nd century). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Lamps from Carthage. Left Phonoecian, centre Greek, right Roman. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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A 1st century glass Roman urn. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Marble sculpture of a drunk Silenus and Maenad (Roman). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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6th century BCE terracotta figure from the shrine of Tophet. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Three figurines made from glass. A monkey and two Egyptian gods (7th century BCE). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Map of the Phonoecian city of Carthage showing Byrsa Hill and the circular harbour. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Carthage |
Museum |
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Painting of the Romans building the Forum. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The Sidi Okba Mosque is better known as the Great Mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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Stone gate marking the entrance to the mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The enormous walls of the mosque are decorated with Roman columns salvaged from Carthage. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque dates from the 9th Century. It is the oldest mosque in North Africa. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The entrance. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The mosque is a centre of Islamic scholarship. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The three level minaret dates from the 728. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The arched colonnade has Byzantine and Roman columns salvaged from Carthage and Sousse. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
|
Great Mosque |
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The colonnaded hall. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
|
Great Mosque |
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Internal brickwork. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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Stone door with inscriptions. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
|
Great Mosque |
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The prayer hall has 414 Byzantine columns, all different. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The mihrab has tiles from Baghdad. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Jebd Gate is one of ther entrances to the medina (old city). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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The narrow streets of the medina. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Carved and tiled door with columns. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
Pasha's House |
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Entrance to the house of the Pasha (Ottoman governor). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
Pasha's House |
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The Pasha's house has cedar and teak ceilings and dates from the 18th century. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Ornate balcony. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Arched narrow street in the old city. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
Mosque of Three Doors |
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The Mosque of Three Doors (866) was founded by a holy man from Cordoba. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
Mosque of Three Doors |
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Carvings above the doors of the mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Street scene. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Carpet shop. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Men smoking shisha pipes. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Sweet shop. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Shop selling metal items. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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The interior of a Turkish coffee shop. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Ceramics. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Fresh bread. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Snack stall. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Ceiling from the home of an Ottoman general. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
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Narrow street. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
|
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Brick tower. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Zaouia of Sidi Sahab |
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The Zaouia of Sidi Sahab houses the tomb of a companion of Muhammad. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Zaouia of Sidi Sahab |
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Food stalls by the entrance. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Zaouia of Sidi Sahab |
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Coutryard with dome. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Zaouia of Sidi Sahab |
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Decorated courtyard. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Zaouia of Sidi Sahab |
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The shrine has many courtyards. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Zaouia of Sidi Sahab |
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Detail of tilework. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Zaouia of Sidi Sahab |
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Some of the couryards are decorated with tiles. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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El Jem |
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El Jem is the ancient Thysdrus, a Roman town famous for its olive oil. |
2004 |
were added from 1 February 2025.