Crop of Tunis

Among numerous places of interest of Tunis the istoriko-archaeological complexes, tourists drawing attention are most known some. First of all it is Utica, one of the first Phoenician colonys which is based in 1101 B.C. Its ruins are halfway between Bizerte and Tunis: the rests of the Roman apartment houses, an amphitheatre, a term, tanks, an aqueduct.

Carthago - one of small miracles of light, capital of Carthago power, has been based in 814 year B.C. The rests of the Roman buildings - the Capitol, an amphitheatre, grandiose term Aktonina, and as byzantian churches were saved in the core. Finds from ruins of Carthago are stored here, in museum Lavizheri.

In 120  km from country capital it is possible to see, perhaps, most interesting antique centre of Tunis - the ancient city of Dugga. Dugga - Phoenician (IV century B.C.), then numidijsky (II century B.C.) and, at last, Roman (about 46 years B.C.) a city. Here the Punic mausoleum, a monument erected in honour of three gods - Jupiter, the Juno and Minevry were saved; a temple of the goddess of Juno Tselesty; the Roman swimming bath; a triumphal arch and other antique structures.

Safetula - ruins of the Roman and byzantian city near present Sbejtly. In Safetule it is possible to see the rests of the Roman forum and the Capitol with temples of Jupiter, the Juno and the Minerva, the byzantian churches.

The City of Fisdrus, nowadays the Ale-jam, is halfway between Sussom and Sfax. In him the building kolizeja, oval in the plot (148 and # 180 was fine saved; 122 , twined by three-storied arcades (altitude - 36 ).

The Most interesting monuments of the Muslim Middle Ages are concentrated in Tunis, Kajruane, Susse, Monastire, Mahdii, Sfax. Tunis, capital and main port of the country, is based by Phoenicians in H a century B.C. The medieval part of Tunis - Medina is most interesting. The centre of Medina occupies an extensive covered market, the Big mosque (a mosque of Olives) borders on to it. The second early monument of Tunis - cubic cupola mausoleum Harasanidov. In a city the assemblage of small mosques (are builted in ÕII a century later), is medrese and zavii. Palaces Gift-al-knap (ÕVIII a century) and Darben-Abdallah (XVIII-XIX centuries) are inside trimmed with polychromatic marble, carved knock, a list. In country palace Bardo (XVIII-XIX centuries) there is national museum Alaui. The biggest has in the world a collection of the Roman mosaics the Museum of Islamic art in a palace Gift-husejn.

In city lines Kajruana, (it is based in 670  to year), the first capital of Muslim governors of Tunis draw attention the small arch Mosque of three doors builted of a stone (it is builted in 866 year) and zavija Sit-al-gariani (XIV century); out of city walls - zavija Sit-sahbi also the five-cupola zavija Sit-amar-abbasa (XIX century). In a city the Museum of Islamic art acts.

In Susse, had at-sight based in XI century B.C. a Phoenician city, fortifications (IX century) with a 30-metre tower the Al-Caliph were fine saved. Are interesting square ribat, the Big mosque (it is builted in 850 year), mosque Bu-Fatata (IX century); there is a Museum of archeology and Islamic art. In neighbourhoods Sussa the rests of Phoenician tombs, the Roman dwellings, Christian catacombs are had.

Monastir has grown in VIII-IX centuries at-sight Phoenician, then the Roman city of Ruspiny. Its fortifications, ribat (it is builted in 796 year), mosque Saida draw attention of the big number of tourists.

In based in 916 year Mahdii the Big mosque, palace and arsenal ruins, lock Bordzh-al-Kebir (XVI century) with three angular bastions were saved.

In the south of Tunis the most interesting installation - Matmata. In its neighbourhoods it is possible to see the numerous underground dwellings builted berberami. In the majority of these caves dug on depth to 10  m, live till now people.