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Chemtou is located in Tunisia
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LocationTunisia
RegionJendouba Governorate
Coordinates36°29′31″N 8°34′34″E / 36.49194°N 8.57611°E / 36.49194; 8.57611

Chemtou or Chimtou was an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia, located 20 km from the city of Jendouba near the Algerian frontier. It was known as Simitthu (or Simitthus in Roman period) in antiquity.

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Chemtou

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Chemtou or Chimtou was an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia, located 20 km from the city of Jendouba near the Algerian frontier. It was...

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Chemtou Museum

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The Chemtou Museum (Arabic: المتحف الأثري بشمتو; French: Musée de Chemtou) is an archaeological museum located in Chemtou, Tunisia. The museum was designed...

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Water turbine

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Two helix-turbine mill sites of almost identical design were found at Chemtou and Testour, modern-day Tunisia, dating to the late 3rd or early 4th century...

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Giallo antico

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today near the ancient city of Simitthus, near the current village of Chemtou, Tunisia. [citation needed] Its colour varies from intense yellow to lighter...

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Jendouba

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of Bullaregia or Bulla Regia, as well as the ancient marble quarry of Chemtou. The city's name is derived from Amazigh with the exact translation being...

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List of types of marble

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in Latin), was a yellow marble quarried in Roman times from the area of Chemtou, ancient Simmithu Hàn Bái Yǜ Marble (Chinese: 汉白玉) A type of white marble...

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El Djem Archaeological Museum

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portal Architecture portal Society portal Africa portal African archaeology Chemtou Museum Culture of Tunisia List of museums in Tunisia Nabeul Museum Virtual...

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Watermill

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many parts of the Roman Empire. The earliest turbine mill was found in Chemtou and Testour, Roman North Africa, dating to the late 3rd or early 4th century...

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List of Roman amphitheatres

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(El Kef)) Simitthus Chemtou Tunisia 36°29′25″N 8°34′49″E / 36.490397°N 8.580217°E / 36.490397; 8.580217 (Simitthus (Chemtou)) Map of Simitthus Photograph...

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History of North Africa

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Centenaria, Algeria Central Field, Giza Centuria (Numidia) C-Group culture Chemtou Cherchell Chusira Cirta Civitas Popthensis Cohors Breucorum Contra Latopolis...

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List of ancient watermills

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Hierapolis sarcophagus Turkey Late 3rd or early 4th century AD Turbine mill Chemtou and Testour Tunisia Late 3rd or early 4th century AD Possible tanning mill...

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History of the Jews in Tunisia

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communities are attested by epigraphic or literary references to Utique, Chemtou, Hadrumète or Thusuros (present Tozeur). Like the other Jews of the empire...

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Thuburnica

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city in the Maghreb. It was located in the present-day El Kalâa, near Chemtou in western Tunisia. It may have been the ancient town of Bulla Regia. The...

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List of archaeological sites by country

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Bennefa Bir-Abdallah Borj Gourbata Botriana Cabarsussi Carthage Cebarades Chemtou Chusira Crepedula Cufruta Culusi Douela Drâa-Bellouan Dzemda Edistiana...

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Great Mosque of Kairouan

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ancient sites in the country such as Sbeitla, Carthage, Hadrumetum and Chemtou, support the horseshoe arches. A legend says they could not count them...

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List of World Heritage Sites in Tunisia

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Antoninus. Ancient Quarries of Numidian Marbles in Chemtou Jendouba 2012 ii, iv (cultural) The quarries of Chemtou produced marble for over six centuries, first...

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List of Roman bridges

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Pont de César Velaj Mondouilloux On Via Bolena France ? ? Pont de Chemtou Mejerda Chemtou 20 km W of Jendouba Tunisia 5 × S M Pont de Civitas Avensis Mejerda...

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Christianity in the Roman Africa province

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Sidi Bou Zid) Siminina (Henchir-El-Haïrech, Bir-El-Djedidi) Simitthu (Chemtou) Sinna (ruins of Calaat-Es-Sinân) Sinnuara Sitipa Suas (ruins of Chaouach)...

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Culture of Tunisia

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combined with high quality marble, has been found, especially on the site of Chemtou. In rural areas, the jebba is considered a ceremonial garment. White in...

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Tunisian Arabic

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considerably. In the urban centers such as Dougga, Bulla Regia, Thuburnica or Chemtou, Berber lost its Maghrebi phonology but kept the essential of its vocabulary...

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List of Catholic churches in Tunisia

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Depienne) Église de Chemtou [fr] Chemtou 1904 Ruins 36°29′29″N 8°34′34″E / 36.49139°N 8.57611°E / 36.49139; 8.57611 (Église de Chemtou) Église de la Cité...

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Dougga

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the reign of Micipsa. The remains are similar to those of the temple in Chemtou and are evidence of the fact that the political center of the Roman city...

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List of bridges in Tunisia

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Aqueduct) Ben Arous Governorate 3 Chemtou Bridge Protected monument ID 32-30 Masonry 3 arches Medjerda River 3rd century Chemtou 36°29′18.1″N 8°34′18.9″E /...

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Jendouba Governorate

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focused on a diverse archaeological heritage, such as Bulla Regia and Chemtou, and annual festivals such as the Tabarka Jazz Festival. Other attraction...

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Roman roads in Africa

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Annaba (Hippo Regius) Road from Annaba (Hippo Regius) to Carthage, via Chemtou (Simitthu) Road from Annaba (Hippo Regius) to Carthage, via Le Kef (Sicca...

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Henchir Guergour Neopunic inscriptions

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situated 3 kilometers north of Henchir Touiref, on the road from El Kef to Chemtou. Cagnat discovered about forty Latin inscriptions, among them a dedication...

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Scillium

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have placed Scillium in Proconsular Numidia. An epitaph of Simitthu, now Chemtou, mentions Iscilitana; Simitthu was certainly in Proconsular Numidia, it...

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List of museums in Tunisia

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Museum المتحف المسيحي المبكر بقرطاج Carthage archaeological Chemtou Museum متحف شمتو Chemtou archaeological site chimtou.com Douz Museum المتحف الأثري بدوز...

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