Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis

Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1985 som kulturarv i Tunisia. Platsen hör till regionen Arab States.

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UNESCOThis Phoenician city was probably abandoned during the First Punic War (c. 250 B.C.) and as a result was not rebuilt by the Romans. The remains constitute the only example of a Phoenicio-Punic city to have survived. The houses were built to a standard plan in accordance with a sophisticated notion of town planning.