ancient ruins
Carthage
The ruins of the once-mighty Phoenician and later Roman city near modern Tunis, featuring Punic harbors, Roman baths, villas, and the Tophet sanctuary.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Den Den
Manouba, Tunisia · Africa
About Den Den
Den Den is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Mnihla, 20km from Carthage.
Den Den is in Manouba, Tunisia, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mnihla, about 4 km away.
Den Den, (Arabic: الدندان) is a town and commune in the Manouba Governorate, Tunisia, part of the western banlieue of Tunis. As of 2022, it had a population of 30,293. This population count includes both Den Den and the town of Ksar Saïd.
Formerly mainly devoted to farming as located within the part of TunisiaRead more
suitable for market gardening, it has been progressively integrated in the Tunisian urban area. Within the city are located several palaces who belonged to the Beys of Tunis of the Husainid dynasty, they were used as winter residences. The most lavish one, the Zarrouk palace, named after minister Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk, is still in use for various entertainment purposes. A craft village aiming to promote Tunisian handicraft was also built in the commune by the National Office of Tunisian Handicrafts
During the Algerian War, the National Liberation Front establishes a prison there where it incarcerated its political opponents, French film director René Vautier was imprisoned there for several months.
The Ksar Saïd Hippodrome is also located within the commune.
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What is there to see near Den Den?
Within an hour or so of Den Den: Carthage (20 km), Sidi Bou Said (22 km).
Where is Den Den?
Den Den is in Manouba, Tunisia, about 4 km from Mnihla.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,787
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Tunisia
- Region
- Manouba
- Timezone
- Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates
- 36.8075, 10.1106
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Worth the detour from Den Den
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sidi Bou Said
A clifftop village above the Gulf of Tunis painted entirely blue and white after Rodolphe d'Erlanger popularised the scheme in the 1920s. Bougainvillea-hung lanes climb to terrace cafés overlooking the Mediterranean.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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