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Douar Kaouana Destination Guide

Explore Douar Kaouana in Tunisia

Douar Kaouana in the region of Tūnis is a place in Tunisia - some 13 mi or ( 20 km ) North-West of Tunis , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Douar Kaouana

Time in Douar Kaouana is now 01:42 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tunis " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zaghouan, Oued Lill, Tunis, Sousse, and Sidi Messaoud. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zaghouan . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Douar Kaouana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Roman Carthage, Tunisia

5:25 min by jonathanwallace
Views: 3718 Rating: 5.00

I visited the remains of Roman Carthage in Tunisia in November 2004. This is the resulting video. A good set of mosaics, an ampitheatre, an aquaduct and some ancient baths ..

Carthage

0:38 min by Bashar Al-Hussaini
Views: 3 Rating: 0.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Protville Airfield

Protville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 18 km north of Oued Lill; 25 km north-northwest of Tunis. It was built by United States Army engineers in 1943 during the Tunisian Campaign.

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Located at 37.00 10.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tunisia

La Sebala Airfield

La Sebala Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which was located about 1 km north of Cebalat; 15 km north-northwest of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using compacted earth for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or for long term use.

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Located at 36.92 10.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tunisia

Utica, Tunisia

Utica is an ancient city northwest of Carthage near the outflow of the Medjerda River into the Mediterranean Sea, traditionally considered to be the first colony founded by the Phoenicians in North Africa. Today, Utica no longer exists, and its remains are located in Tunisia - not on the coast where it once lay, but further inland because deforestation and agriculture upriver led to massive erosion and the Medjerda River silted over its original mouth.

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Located at 37.06 10.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1st-millennium BC establishments, Ancient Tunisia, Archaeological sites in Tunisia, Carthage, Former populated places in Tunisia, Maghreb, Phoenician colonies, Roman sites in Tunisia

Battle of Utica (49 BC)

The Battle of Utica (49 BC) was fought between Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio and Numidian cavalry and foot soldiers sent by King Juba I of Numidia and commanded by Publius Attius Varus. Curio defeated the Numidians and drove Varus back into the town of Utica.

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Located at 37.06 10.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1st century BC in Africa, 49 BC, Battles involving the Roman Republic, Battles of Caesar's Civil War

Battle of the Great Plains

The Battle of the Great plains (also known as Battle of Campi Magni, Battle of Bagrades) was a battle fought between Scipio Africanus of Rome and a combined Carthaginian and Numidian army late in the Second Punic War, designed as diversionary tactic by Rome to disrupt Hannibal's attack on Italy. By defeating the Carthaginians, Scipio Africanus caused Hannibal to leave Italy and return to Africa, where he was later defeated at the battle of Zama.

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Located at 37.06 10.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 203 BC, Battles of the Second Punic War, History of Numidia, Military history of Tunisia