Archaeological Site of Carthage

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site tourist attraction

The Archaeological Site of Carthage is the extensive remains of the ancient Phoenician and later Roman city of Carthage, a major Mediterranean power and historic rival of Rome, located near modern Tunis.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Carthage archaeological site	0	2
archaeological site of Carthage	0	2
Carthage archaeological park	0	1
Roman amphitheatre of Carthage	0	1
Roman theatre of Carthage	0	1
Sanctuary of Tanit and Baal Hammon at Carthage	0	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Carthage	0	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → archaeological site → tourist attraction →
associatedWithCivilization	Carthage → surface form: Carthaginian civilization Phoenician civilization → Roman Empire →
associatedWithDestructionBy	Roman Republic →
associatedWithEvent	Punic Wars →
associatedWithReconstructionBy	Roman Empire →
country	Tunisia →
dateInscribedOnUNESCOList	1979 →
foundedAsCityBy	Phoenician civilization → surface form: Phoenicians
governingBody	Tunisian authorities →
hasPart	Antonine Baths → Byrsa Hill → Carthage National Museum → Punic ports of Carthage → Archaeological Site of Carthage self-linksurface differs → surface form: Roman amphitheatre of Carthage Archaeological Site of Carthage self-linksurface differs → surface form: Roman theatre of Carthage Tophet of Carthage →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageStatus	protected archaeological zone →
historicallyRivalOf	Rome →
locatedBy	Mediterranean Sea →
locatedIn	Carthage → Carthage municipality →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Tunis Governorate →
locatedNear	Tunis →
locatedOn	Gulf of Tunis → north coast of Africa →
mainBuildingMaterial	stone →
nearbyCity	Tunis →
notableFor	Punic religious sanctuary (Tophet) → ancient military and commercial harbours → monumental Roman baths → remains of Punic city → remains of Roman city →
partOf	Carthage → surface form: ancient city of Carthage
significantPeriod	Byzantine period → Punic period → Roman period →
tourismType	cultural tourism →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	Cultural →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) → (iii) → (vi) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Arab world → surface form: Arab States
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	37 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty	Tunisia →

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antonine Baths → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

Tunisia → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInCountry → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

Tunis Governorate → contains → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

this entity surface form: Carthage archaeological site

Tophet of Carthage → hasAlternativeName → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

this entity surface form: Sanctuary of Tanit and Baal Hammon at Carthage

Archaeological Site of Carthage → hasPart → Archaeological Site of Carthage self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Roman theatre of Carthage

Archaeological Site of Carthage → hasPart → Archaeological Site of Carthage self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Roman amphitheatre of Carthage

Carthage National Museum → heritageContext → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Carthage

Carthage National Museum → overlooks → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

this entity surface form: archaeological site of Carthage

Antonine Baths → partOf → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

this entity surface form: Carthage archaeological park

Byrsa Hill → partOf → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

this entity surface form: archaeological site of Carthage

Carthage National Museum → partOf → Archaeological Site of Carthage →

this entity surface form: Carthage archaeological site

Tophet of Carthage → partOfUNESCOSite → Archaeological Site of Carthage →