Dougga / Thugga

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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.

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Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Numidian settlement → Roman town → UNESCO World Heritage Site → ancient city → archaeological site → tourist attraction →
country	Tunisia →
culture	Numidian culture → Punic culture → Roman culture →
distanceFromCapital	about 110 km southwest of Tunis →
foundedBy	Numidians →
governingBody	National Heritage Institute of Tunisia →
hasAlias	Thugga → Thugga (Latin) →
hasPart	Capitol of Dougga → 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 → theater of Dougga → triumphal arch →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inscriptionLanguage	Latin → Libyan (Libyco-Berber) → 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 period → Numidian period → Roman period → pre-Roman period →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) → (iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1997 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	794 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Capitol of Dougga ("Dougga") → Mausoleum of Ateban ("Dougga") → Temple of Juno Caelestis ("Dougga") → Temple of Mercury (Dougga) ("Dougga") → Temple of Saturn (Dougga) ("Dougga") → forum of Dougga ("Dougga") →	locatedIn
Dougga ("Thugga (Latin)") →	hasAlias
Dougga ("theater of Dougga") →	hasPart
Temple of Juno Caelestis ("Dougga") →	modernNameOfCity
Tunisia →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInCountry