🏛️ Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis

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Kerkouane or Kerkuane is the site of an ancient Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia, near Cape Bon. Kerkouane was one of the most important Punic cities, with Carthage, Hadrumetum, and Utica. This Phoenician city was probably abandoned during the First Punic War and was not rebuilt by the Romans. It had existed for almost 400 years.

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Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis is a cultural World Heritage site in Tunisia, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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