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Roman Theatre, Dougga, near Téboursouk, Tunisia #208149756
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The theatre, which was built in 168 or 169 AD, is one of the best preserved examples in Roman Africa. Dougga or Thugga was a Berber, Punic and Roman settlement near present-day Téboursouk in northern Tunisia. The current archaeological site covers 65 hectares. UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents `the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa`. Its well-preserved monuments and its rich Numidian-Berber, Punic, ancient Roman and Byzantine history make it exceptional. Amongst the most famous monuments at the site are a Libyco-Punic Mausoleum, the Capitol, the Roman theatre, and the temples of Saturn and of Juno Caelestis.
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