Dougga
| دڨة (Arabic) | |
Dougga Theatre
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 Shown within Tunisia
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| Location | Béja Governorate, Tunisia |
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| Coordinates | 36°25′20″N 9°13′6″E / 36.42222°N 9.21833°ECoordinates: 36°25′20″N 9°13′6″E / 36.42222°N 9.21833°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 6th century BC |
| Periods | Numidian to Roman Empire |
| Cultures | Numidian-Berber, Punic, Roman, Byzantine |
| Official name | Dougga/Thugga |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
| Reference no. | 794 |
| State Party | Tunisia |
| Region | Arab States |
Dougga or Thugga (Berber: Dugga, Tugga, Arabic: دڨة or دقة 
Doggā) is an ancient Roman city in northern Tunisia, included in a 65 hectare archaeological site.
UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents “the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa”. The site, which lies in the middle of the countryside, has been protected from the encroachment of modern urbanisation, in contrast, for example, to Carthage, which has been pillaged and rebuilt on numerous occasions.
Thugga’s size, its well-preserved monuments and its rich Numidian-Berber, Punic, ancient Roman and Byzantine history make it exceptional. Amongst the most famous monuments at the site are a Libyco-Punic Mausoleum, the capitol, the theatre, and the temples of Saturn and of Juno Caelestis.
The archaeological site is located 4.6 kilometres SSW of the modern town of Téboursouk, on a plateau with an uninhibited view of the surrounding plains in the Oued Khalled. The slope on which Dougga is built rises to the north and is bordered in the east by the cliff known as Kef Dougga. Further to the east, the ridge of the Fossa regia, a ditch and boundary made by the Romans after the destruction of Carthage, indicates Dougga’s position as a point of contact between the Punic and Berber worlds.
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