Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
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The Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Carthaginian coastal settlement in northeastern Tunisia, notable for its intact urban layout, houses, and burial grounds that offer rare insight into Punic civilization.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Punic settlement
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World Heritage Site → ancient town → archaeological site → |
| abandonedCenturyBC |
3rd century BC
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| associatedWith |
Carthaginian civilization
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| country |
Tunisia
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| culture |
Punic
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| discoveredInCentury |
20th century
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| floruitCenturyBC |
3rd century BC
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4th century BC → |
| hasFeature |
bath installations
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burial chambers → courtyard houses → drainage system → harbour-related structures → orthogonal street plan → sanitary installations → stone-built houses → tombs → workshops → |
| hasPart |
Kerkouane necropolis
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Kerkouane town → |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| inscriptionYear |
1985
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| knownFor |
Punic necropolis
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exceptional state of preservation → insight into Punic daily life → intact urban layout → well-preserved domestic architecture → |
| locatedIn |
Cap Bon Peninsula
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Nabeul Governorate → northeastern Tunisia → |
| locatedOn |
Cap Bon coast
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Mediterranean Sea → |
| management |
National Heritage Institute of Tunisia
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| nearbySettlement |
Kerkouane village
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| notRebuiltAfter |
Third Punic War
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| partOf |
Punic archaeological heritage of Tunisia
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| period |
Punic period
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| significance |
key source for understanding Punic funerary practices
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key source for understanding Punic urbanism → rare example of an un-Romanized Punic town → |
| UNESCOcriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) → |
| UNESCOregion |
Arab States
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId |
332
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
("Kerkouane town")
→
Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis ("Kerkouane necropolis") → |
hasPart |
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Cap Bon Peninsula
("Kerkouane")
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containsArchaeologicalSite |
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Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
("Kerkouane village")
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nearbySettlement |
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Cap Bon Peninsula
("Kerkouane and its necropolis")
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
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Tunisia
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInCountry |