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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia · Africa
El Mourouj is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Fouchana, 18km from Carthage.
El Mourouj is a city located in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. With a population of 104,538, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, El Mourouj sits in Tunisia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Africa/Tunis time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Mourouj to your route.
El Mourouj (Arabic: المروج, romanized: el-Murūj) is a town and commune in the southern suburbs of Tunis in the Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. It became a commune in 1991. It has 120,732 inhabitants as of 2022, compared to 81,986 in 2004, making it the most populous commune in the Ben Arous Governorate. It is the seatRead more
of El Mourouj Delegation. The delegation, divided into five districts (numbered 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6), has a main axis; the Avenue des Martyrs, which divides it into two parts from north to south. Exceptionally, El Mourouj 2 is part of Tunis Goveronorate.
The town was built in the 1980s to absorb and organize the growth of population, it had been planned since 1977 and intended to accommodate 130,000 inhabitants. The delegation was created on May 31, 1991.
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El Mourouj is located in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia, Africa. The coordinates are 36.7136 latitude, 10.2096 longitude.
El Mourouj has a population of approximately 104,538 people, making it a city in Tunisia.
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ancient ruins
The ruins of the once-mighty Phoenician and later Roman city near modern Tunis, featuring Punic harbors, Roman baths, villas, and the Tophet sanctuary.
18 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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