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Carthage, Tunisia
Tunis Governorate · Tunisia
Carthage is a small city in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia with a population of 17,010. Elevation: 141 ft (43 m). Average temperature: 66°F (19°C).
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About Carthage
Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa founded by the legendary queen Dido on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. It became the capital city of the civilization of Ancient Carthage and later Roman Carthage.
People
Climate
| Population | 17,010 |
| Population Density | 78 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Coordinates | 36.8611°, 10.3316° |
| Timezone | Africa/Tunis |
| Country | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| State / Province | Tunis Governorate |
| Average Temperature | 66°F (19°C) |
| January Average | 53°F (12°C) |
| July Average | 80°F (27°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 19.3 inches (490 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Carthage
Carthage is a small city in Tunisia (Tunis Governorate) with a population of 17,010. The city sits at an elevation of 141 feet (43 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 66°F (19°C). Temperatures range from 53°F in January to 80°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 19.3 inches. The timezone is Africa/Tunis.
Climate in Carthage
Carthage has an average annual temperature of 20°C (68°F). The hottest month is Aug (28.8°C), the coldest is Jan (12.4°C). Average annual precipitation is 485 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 65.5°F |
| 21% above Tunisia avg | |
| January Average | 53°F (12°C) |
| July Average | 80°F (27°C) |
| Sunny Days | 301 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Area | 218.9 sq mi (567.0 km²) |
| Population Density | 78/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 36.8611°N, 10.3316°W |
| Timezone | Africa/Tunis |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Nearby Volcanoes
1 volcano within 200 km. Closest: Pantelleria (151 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Pantelleria | Shield | 836 m (2,743 ft) | 1891 | 151 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F (12°C) | 2.4 in | Coldest |
| February | 54°F (12°C) | 2.3 in | |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 1.8 in | |
| April | 60°F (16°C) | 1.5 in | |
| May | 67°F (19°C) | 1.0 in | |
| June | 74°F (24°C) | 0.4 in | |
| July | 80°F (27°C) | 0.2 in | Driest |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 0.3 in | Warmest |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 1.5 in | |
| October | 69°F (21°C) | 2.4 in | |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 2.7 in | |
| December | 55°F (13°C) | 2.8 in | Wettest |
Carthage has a seasonal temperature swing of 28°F / from 53°F in January to 81°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 19.3 inches, with December being the wettest month (2.8") and July the driest (0.2").
Schools in Carthage
3 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Carthage Présidence | — | — | — | — |
| International School of Carthage (ISC) | — | — | — | — |
| Carthage-Dermech School | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Carthage
7 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaique FM | — | MP3 90 kbps | |
| Mosaique FM Tarab | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| RTCI | international, multiculti | MP3 128 kbps | |
| mosaiquefm | news talk music entertainment | MP3 90 kbps | |
| Radio Misk | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Lotfi Slama | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Express FM | business news, economic news | MP3 64 kbps |
Museums in Carthage
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardo National Museum | ||||
| Bib Knissia Basilica | ||||
| Carthage National Museum | ||||
| Dar Ben Abdallah | ||||
| Dar El-Annabi | ||||
| Ecomuseum | ||||
| Ennejma Ezzahra | ||||
| Finance Museum | ||||
| Galerie A.Gorgi (ex Galerie Ammar Farhat) | ||||
| MACAM Tunis | ||||
| Musée des Timbres | ||||
| Museum of Modern Art | ||||
| Salammbô Oceanographic Museum “Dar El Hout” | ||||
| Sidi Abu Said | ||||
| The Carthage Early Christian Museum | ||||
| المتحف الوطني العسكري بقصر الوردة | ||||
| دار معقل الزعيم | ||||
| قصر سعيد | ||||
| متحف الذاكرة الوطنية بالسيجومي | ||||
| متحف السينما | ||||
| متحف العدل وحقوق الإنسان | ||||
| متحف العملة | ||||
| مدينة العلوم |
Libraries in Carthage
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Avenue de Bellevue | 0.0 | |||||
| bibliothéque de douar hicher | 0.0 | |||||
| bibliotheque douar hicher | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliotheque municipale Menzah 5 | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliotheque municipale Menzah 5 | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothéque public d'El Mnihla | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothéque public d'El Mnihla | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque publique Carthage Byrsa | 0.0 | |||||
| CDI : centre de documentation et d'information | 0.0 | |||||
| CDI : centre de documentation et d'information | 0.0 | |||||
| Elnajah | 0.0 | |||||
| Imprimerie Bousaa | 0.0 | |||||
| Imprimerie Bousaa | 0.0 | |||||
| Institut des Belles-Lettres Arabes | 0.0 | |||||
| Institut des Belles-Lettres Arabes | 0.0 | |||||
| Librairie kchokk | 0.0 | |||||
| Librairie kchokk | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| maktba | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Ariana | 0.0 | |||||
| National Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| TBS Library | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العامة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بحي الغزالة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بسليمان | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بفوشانة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة العمومية بفوشانة | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة المغاربية ببن عروس | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة الوطنية التونسية | 0.0 | |||||
| دار الثقافة مقرين | 0.0 | |||||
| دار بن عاشور | 0.0 | |||||
| دار بن عاشور | 0.0 | |||||
| قصر صاحب الطابع | 0.0 | |||||
| قصر صاحب الطابع | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة شارل ديقول | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Carthage
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziza | |||||
| Ben Arous Market | |||||
| Denden Marketplace | |||||
| Foire Jardin d'El Menzah | |||||
| Foire Jardin d'El Menzah | |||||
| Fripes el Hafsia | |||||
| Fripes el Hafsia | |||||
| Fruit and Vegetable Market | |||||
| marché | |||||
| Marché | |||||
| Marché Central de El Menzah | |||||
| Marché Central de El Menzah | |||||
| Marché Central La Marsa | |||||
| Marché d'Ezzahra | |||||
| Marché de gros Bir El Kassaâ | |||||
| marché de la residene nour | |||||
| Marché de Tunis | |||||
| Marché De Zahrouni | |||||
| Marché El Kallaline | |||||
| Marché El Khadra | |||||
| Marché Fouchana | |||||
| Marché hebdomadaire de Mégrine | |||||
| Marché Khadra | |||||
| Marché Khadra | |||||
| Marché Lafayette | |||||
| Marché Lafayette | |||||
| Marche Municipal de Menzah 9 | |||||
| Marche Municipal de Menzah 9 | |||||
| marché sidi bou said | |||||
| Marché Sidi El Bahri | |||||
| Marché Sidi Sridek | |||||
| Souk | |||||
| Souk | |||||
| Souk Bou Selsla | |||||
| Souk Bouselsla | |||||
| Souk de Ben Arous | |||||
| Souk de Radès | |||||
| Souk du Jeudi d'Ezzahra | |||||
| Souk Sidi Boumendil | |||||
| Souk Sidi Boumendil | |||||
| Souk Sidi Sridek | |||||
| Souk Sidi Sridek | |||||
| Souq des Chechias | |||||
| السوق الأسبوعية بالمروج 2 | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي | |||||
| السوق البلدي المدينة الجديدة 1 | |||||
| السوق البلدي المدينة الجديدة 1 | |||||
| السوق البلدي سيدي حسين | |||||
| السوق البلدي سيدي حسين | |||||
| سوق الحدادين | |||||
| سوق الحدادين | |||||
| سوق الخضار | |||||
| سوق الصاغة | |||||
| سوق الصاغة | |||||
| سوق العزافين | |||||
| سوق العزافين | |||||
| سوق الغرابلية | |||||
| سوق الغرابلية | |||||
| سوق الكومسيون | |||||
| سوق الكومسيون | |||||
| سوق المدينة | |||||
| سوق باب الجزيرة | |||||
| سوق باب العسال | |||||
| سوق باب الفلاح | |||||
| سوق حلق الوادي | |||||
| سوق سيدي عبد السلام | |||||
| سوق سيدي عبد السلام | |||||
| سوق سيدي عبد السلام | |||||
| نقطة بيع من المنتج للمستهلك | |||||
| نقطة بيع من المنتج للمستهلك |
Hotels in Carthage
3 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Carthage
9 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Carthage
5 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in Carthage
1 monuments within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Castles in Carthage
2 castles within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Carthage
1 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Carthage
3 train stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Carthage
3 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Carthage
2 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in Carthage
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Carthage
3 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Tunis Carthage International Airport | TUN | Large Airport |
| Bizerte Sidi Ahmed Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Borj El Amri Airport | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Carthage
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Carthage |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Carthage
1 UNESCO sites.
| Site | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeological Site of Carthage | Cultural | 1979 |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Carthage
1 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Mâlik ibn Anas Mosque |
Quick Facts
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Carthage
Public Holidays in Tunisia
8 public holidays this year
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What is the population of Carthage?
Carthage has a population of 17,010 residents and is located in Tunisia. The population density is 78 people per square mile, spread across 218.9 square miles.
What is the weather like in Carthage?
Carthage enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 66°F (19°C). Winter temperatures average 53°F in January, while summers reach an average of 80°F in July. The area receives 301 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 19.3 inches.