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Kerkouane
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Kerkouane
Kerkouane is a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. This Phoenician city was probably abandoned during the First Punic Warin 250 BC and, as a result, was not rebuilt by the Romans. It had existed for almost 400 years. Kerkouane was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
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Country: Tunisia
District: Nabeul Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Ancient Carthage
Site Features: Phoenicians & Carthaginian Monuments
World Heritage Site
Official Name: Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Date of Inscription: 1985
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