Carthage (municipality)
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Carthage قرطاج |
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 Carthage
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| Coordinates: 36°51′N 10°19′E / 36.850°N 10.317°ECoordinates: 36°51′N 10°19′E / 36.850°N 10.317°E | |
| Country |
 Tunisia
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| Governorate | Tunis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Azedine Beschaouch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180 km2 (70 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 21,276 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Website | www |
Carthage (Arabic: قرطاج Qarṭāj) is a commune in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia. It is named for, and includes in its area, the archaeological site of Carthage.
Established in 1919, Carthage municipality is some 15 km to the east-northeast of Tunis, situated between the towns of Sidi Bou Said to the north and Le Kram to the south. It is reached from Tunis by the R23 road via La Goulette, or by the N9 road via Tunis-Carthage Airport.
Population as of January 2013 was estimated at 21,276, mostly attracting the more wealthy residents. The Carthage Palace (the Tunisian presidential palace) is located in the coast.
Carthage has six train stations of the TGM line between Le Kram and Sidi Bou Said: Carthage Salammbo (named for Salambo, the fictional daughter of Hamilcar), Carthage Byrsa (named for Byrsa hill), Carthage Dermech (Dermèche), Carthage Hannibal (named for Hannibal), Carthage Présidence (named for the Presidential Palace) and Carthage Amilcar (named for Hamilcar).
Roman Carthage was destroyed following the Muslim invasion of 698, and it remained undeveloped for more than a thousand years (being replaced in the function of regional capital by the medina of Tunis under Arab and later Ottoman rule), until the establishment of the French protectorate of Tunisia in 1881.
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