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Excavated world heritage places tagged “punic”

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Punic cities

UNESCO World Heritage

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city

Kerkouane

Punic (Carthaginian) 6th–3rd c BCE · Carthaginian (Phoenician diaspora)

Only surviving pure Punic town, abandoned c.256 BCE with intact street grid, peristyle houses and purple-dye works.

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🇩🇿 Algeria · Ancient city

Tipasa of Mauretania – Coastal Basilicas

Punic (6th c BCE) – Roman – Christian (5th c CE) · Punic / Mauretanian / Roman

Coastal UNESCO port with Punic necropolis (6th c BCE tophet), Roman forum, theatre, and two Christian basilicas (Salsa martyr shrine) on promontory with offshore islet. Numidian–Ma...