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  • Chemtou

    Chemtou, old Simitthus, was an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia. It was founded as a Numidian colony in the 4th to 5th century BC, Chemtou later became a Roman town in the province of Africa. It was important enough to become a bishopric, before its eventual abandonment around 9th to 10th century.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The ancient quarries of numbed marble of Chimtou.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Chemtou
    by Daniela Gauss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Chemtou
    by Daniela Gauss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Chemtou
    by Daniela Gauss, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 175 m

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    Chemtou

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2012

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Tunisia

    Jendouba Governorate

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    First Millennium BC

    Berber

    Ancient Carthage + Roman

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    Berber & Roman Monuments

     

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