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Bizerte
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Bizerte
Bizerte or Bizerta, also called Hippo Acra, Hippo Diarrhytus, Hippo Zarytus, is the capital city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It was founded around 1100 BC by Semitic Phoenicians from Tyre.
Site Information
Country: Tunisia
District: Bizerte Governorate
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Ancient Carthage + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
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