Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia
🇹🇳 Carthage 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 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.
The Carthage Palace (the Tunisian presidential palace) is located on 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).
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Carthage has a population of over 21,277 people. Carthage also forms part of the wider Grand Tunis metropolitan area which has a population of over 2,700,000 people. Carthage is situated 15 km north-east of Tunis.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Carthage has links with:
🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence, France 🇪🇸 Cartagena, Spain 🇱🇧 Tyre, Lebanon 🇫🇷 Versailles, France