Dougga / Thugga
E15579
Numidian settlement
Roman town
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient city
archaeological site
tourist attraction
Dougga (Thugga) is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental ruins such as its theater, Capitol, and temples.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dougga | 10 |
| Dougga / Thugga canonical | 2 |
| Thugga (Latin) | 1 |
| theater of Dougga | 1 |
| theatre of Thugga | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Numidian settlement
ⓘ
Roman town ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| culture |
Numidian culture
ⓘ
Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Punic culture
Roman culture ⓘ |
| distanceFromCapital | about 110 km southwest of Tunis ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Numidians
|
| governingBody | National Heritage Institute of Tunisia ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Thugga
ⓘ
Dougga / Thugga self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Thugga (Latin)
|
| hasPart |
Capitol of Dougga
ⓘ
mausoleum of Ateban ⓘ
surface form:
Libyco-Punic mausoleum
Temple of Juno Caelestis ⓘ Temple of Mercury ⓘ Temple of Saturn ⓘ cisterns ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum of Dougga ⓘ mausoleum of Ateban ⓘ public baths ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ Dougga / Thugga self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
theater of Dougga
triumphal arch ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Libyan (Libyco-Berber) ⓘ Punic script ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Punic
Punic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Béja Governorate
ⓘ
northern Tunisia ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Africa Proconsularis ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | North Africa ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Téboursouk ⓘ |
| locatedOn | a hilltop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Capitol
ⓘ
Roman theater ⓘ exceptional state of preservation ⓘ monumental ruins ⓘ public buildings ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | illustrating the daily life of a small Roman town in North Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine period
Numidia ⓘ
surface form:
Numidian period
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman period
pre-Roman period ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 794 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Thugga (Latin)
subject surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
theater of Dougga
subject surface form:
Temple of Saturn (Dougga)
this entity surface form:
Dougga
subject surface form:
Mausoleum of Ateban
this entity surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Dougga
subject surface form:
Temple of Mercury (Dougga)
this entity surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Dougga
this entity surface form:
Dougga
subject surface form:
Capitol of Dougga
this entity surface form:
Dougga
subject surface form:
Thugga
this entity surface form:
theatre of Thugga