French: Cité punique de Kerkouane et sa nécropole
The Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis is a World Heritage site in Tunisia defined by the UNESCO in 1985 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing Location.
It is on position 772 (785, 876) in our monthly survey..

"This Phoenician city was probably abandoned during the First Punic War (c. 250 B.C.) and as a result was not rebuilt by the Romans. The remains constitute the only example of a Phoenicio-Punic city to have survived. The houses were built to a standard plan in accordance with a sophisticated notion of town planning."
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