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  • Monastir

    Monastir is a city on the central coast of, Tunisia. It was founded on the ruins of the Punic-Roman city of Ruspina. The city features a well preserved Ribat that was used to scan the sea for hostile ships as a defence against the attacks of the Byzantine fleet. The Great Mosque of Monastir, which is located near the Ribat, is dating from the 9th century AD.
    Archaeological Site
    Monastir
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    Monastir
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    Monastir
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    Monastir

    Archaeological Site

     

     

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    Historic Cities and Regions

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    Tunisia

    Monastir Governorate

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    First Millennium BC

    Ancient Carthage

    Roman + Islamic

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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