Tunisia : From the Romans to the Arabs. The amazing Dougga and Kairouan holy city.
In this episode, we retrace some of the best preserved sites of ancient Rome.
We leave early in the morning in direction of the archaeological site of Dougga, located at approximately 112 kilometers from the city of Tunis. The way will take us a little less than two hours. The landscape is spectacular the region being very hilly and fertile.
Dougga is an ancient Numidian city that came under Punic rule before being reconquered by the Numidian Berber king Massinissa around 200 BC. Dougga was integrated into the Roman Empire after the battle of Thapsus in 46 BC. Situated on the ancient road, halfway between the metropolis Carthage and the garrison of Theueste, the current Tebessa in Algeria, the city developed rapidly. The Punics seized the place because of the quality of the fertile lands of the place and the region would have even ensured the supply of wheat to Rome.
You can still see the remains of the temple of Neptune, but especially that of Saturn which preserves some columns. Although little remains of the hippodrome and the Temple of Minerva, one can still see the remains of the Roman cisterns that today house some of the remains of the site.
The ruins of Dougga are impressive and the landscape is breathtaking. We come across the Temples of Mercury, Augustus and Fortune, as well as residential areas. But Dougga's surprise is to find there a Forum and a nearly intact Capitol, a mecca of Roman civic life. The view from the building is exceptional over the entire region and forms the heart of an almost completely reconstructed city.
After our visit of the archeological site classified by Unesco since 1997, we set course for Kairouan, the religious heart of Tunisia. The journey is 148 kilometers on country roads, a journey of more than two hours.
Kairouan which was the first Arab city in North Africa. According to historians, al-Qayrawân would be a word of Persian origin which probably refers to the caravanserai. Thus, the camp of the Muslim conquerors became their capital in the 7th century. This is why it is often said that Kairouan is the fourth holiest city in Islam, the holiest city in the Maghreb.
Today, it is a city of 140 000 inhabitants famous for its wool carpets and pastries.
The Great Mosque is probably the most beautiful legacy of this period. A visit to this grandiose building is a must for the tourist in Tunisia. You should moreover cross many of them during your visit.
The city of Kairouan is also known for its huge water basins built in the 8th century under the Umayyads.
The Barber's Mosque, known as the Mausoleum of Sidi Sahab, is a Tunisian zawiya located in Kairouan, outside the walls of the medina.
#Kairouan #Dougga #Tunisia #Maghreb #Mosque
Réalisation : Nicolas Asselin
Montage : Nicolas Asselin
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i actually really like poking around these archeological sites n remains. very fascinating. thanks.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Hey 👋 Great you watch it. We will launch 🚀 new episodes soon
These archeological sites are fascinating. Its amazing how they built these amazing cities, and how some or parts of them still stand today.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Incredible when you think the city was built more than 2000 years ago
7th like Meri tarf sy.thanks for this beautiful sharing 💕 historical place wonderful amazing sharing 👍
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 Asma ! It’s an awesome place
Awesome sharing my dear friend ,like #20. Have a great weekend.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 so much my friend
Another nice vlog friend. Thank you
Awesome video, really like it👍👍👍thanks for sharing and have a great day
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 a lot guys. Much more to come in that Serie. Tunisia 🇹🇳 has a lot of amazing places to visit
WOW! Really impressive! Thanks for sharing the beautiful footage and providing helpful information along with it! Excellent upload!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 guys. This is an affordable destination and there is a lot to discover. Next episode in Tunisia 🇹🇳 we will visit Star Wars shooting locations
@travelwithjanith
3 жыл бұрын
Me tooo brother
I have always been fascinated by archaeological places and these are amazing! BIG like 👍
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
🙏 thanks. Tunisia 🇹🇳 has a lot of nice archeological places
Very interesting place my friend! Didn't know how beautiful Tunisia is! Love how you presented each spot. Very informative 👍. Thanks for sharing.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Hey MG Tunisia 🇹🇳 is a stunning destination. We will feature more episodes
The places they have there and the nature is really something different and unique!!! Their food really awesome ...love their culture! Wonderful job my friend! Congratulations ❤️😊👏
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Tunisia 🇹🇳 is an amazing country with a lot of history
Wow!. Beautiful place. Good job friend!..
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊 my friend
wonderful ancient place sooo beautiful video thanks for sharing......
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Hey 👋 Ametra thanks 🙏 a lot. Watch our Serie in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦😀
Very interesting place!!👍 Thank you for this video~~👍
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 a lot my friend. More to come
wow so beautiful place cannot wait to travel dear anyway thanks for sharing to the world 💞
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Us too 😅! We will launch 🚀 a video on Egypt 🇪🇬 this week
Definitely a remarkable archeological site. Interesting history like travelling back to the ancient Romans. The view of the valley is breathtaking. Tunisia as well looks a great place to visit also. Thanks for sharing!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
It is 👌! There are so many Roman ruined cities in Tunisia 🇹🇳, it’s amazing. Stay tuned, more to come.
Nice. I was wating for another Tunisia Episode
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 so much Kone. We are actually translating all our Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 video! And Egypt to come...
Phantastic upload, best greetings to Tunisia
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏! Tunisia 🇹🇳 is an awesome place
So beautiful place
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
It’s really an awesome country to visit
@TumharaDost1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Autourdumonde1 thanks for inviting me sir
Great destination and informative video 👍! Thank you for sharing!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. Many more to come
Awesome video my Friend Have a nice weekend
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
Wonderful documentary. Those Romans left their mark everywhere.A Great up load. Thank you for sharing all the history and wonderful information. Have a great weekend.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 my friend. Tunisia 🇹🇳 has a lot of ancient Roman sites. We will show another one in the next episode of this Serie
@chawquee
13 күн бұрын
7 % pf Tunisians are latin or Roman and 20% phoenician 7-10% Arab 2.5% tURKİSH 50% Phonicised*Romanized*Arabized Amazigh*Berbers + 2.5% vANDALS( Germanıc Tribes-Thats why you find blue eyed blondish people in north west Tunisia and am one of them) + other races and Tunisians are the most mixed people in Africa and in North Africa
Wonderful ruins of the ancient city of Dougga, and great showing of of sights in Kairouan. Your commentary is very informative to bring them to life. Well done, my friends 👍. Big like and full play to the end. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend 😀.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 a lot! There are so many ancient Roman cities in Tunisia 🇹🇳! We will show more in the next episodes. We try to show the world 🌎 and explain the history of the countries we visit
@HaswellTravelled
3 жыл бұрын
@@Autourdumonde1 You do a great job!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
@@HaswellTravelled thanks 🙏 lot!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
@@HaswellTravelled 😀
sweet! amazing view. . thanks for sharing
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 a lot Celina. We really appreciate your support
Been there and many of the columns came from Roman villas. Have a great weekend my friends
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
It’s an amazing place. Next we will show Sbleita! Have a great week end too
such a nice place....great destination
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
It is
really nice upload. very informative and useful upload. thanks for the share. keep going. i just subbed your channel for more uploads. stay connected
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 a lot my friend. We will launch 🚀 a new Serie on Egypt soon
Great video guys 👍. This brought back so many memories of my time travelling around Tunisia. So many good places to visit that are full of culture.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 Rob. Tunisia 🇹🇳 is a amazing tourism destination. Unfortunately many people just go there for the beaches
@Revanite.666
3 жыл бұрын
@@Autourdumonde1 I like beaches but get bored quickly. Did you guys get to see the colosseum at El Djem while you were there? It was my favourite place in Tunisia.
Beautiful video we really like it!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 Georges and Lynne. Tunisia 🇹🇳 is a great country
So cool. Love your video and style. Love learning about these places. Just subscribed. Jim & Pearl
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏! Stay tuned more videos of Tunisia 🇹🇳 to come. They have so many romans sites in that country
Wow wonderful trip in Tunisia my friends. Never been there. Will definitely put this beautiful country on my bucket list. Love your travel video.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Hey 👋 Tommy thanks a lot ! Tunisia 🇹🇳 is a great country to visit. Next episode will visit Star War shooting locations there
done tamsak my friend
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
such an amazing place
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is. Tunisia is an awesome country to visit
I found you from you visiting my channel. Great video. I love seeing other places in the world!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 to be on board. More videos to coming up soon 😀
Awesome!!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏! Hope you’ll stay tuned
Amazing archaeological site of romans
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s an amazing 🤩 place to visit
Keep traveling! Is this travel in 2021; Congratulations! 👍 👍 👍
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully 🙏 we will travel soon 😅
amazing destination
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
It’s an awesome place
Nice informative video, i wish if you could visit Bizerte as well northernmost country in Africa. Keep up
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 a lot. We definitely needs to visit Bizerte. We also want to visit Algeria
Yes po watching your show rome is the place of jesus
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Now I know about history. Douga-wonderful- 200years pass this is dougga in the present 2021? .how I wish I can visit this place one day. are you romanian Sir? large basin.. supper liked this Content👍 bravo!!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
We are Canadians
I visited Tunisia in 2008, I loved Sousse and Port El Kantaoui; Good trip my friend. You are close to Morocco, I hope you will visit it❣
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Merci 🙏 Wafaa 😀! We have been few times in Morocco 🇲🇦 too
@WalkWithWafaa
3 жыл бұрын
@@Autourdumonde1 Aha, I did not know. Thank you❣
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
@@WalkWithWafaa we were not into KZread so we don’t have any videos
@WalkWithWafaa
3 жыл бұрын
@@Autourdumonde1 Maybe in the near future I will see clips from the Kingdom of Morocco on your channel, Morocco is my country, but I live in Turkey🇲🇦❣🇹🇷
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
@@WalkWithWafaa you will see clips of Eastern Turkey 🇹🇷 in the next few months
very noice video
super nice video. Sub+cheers from Poland.
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Poland 🇵🇱 friends. We have visit Poland few years ago
Excellent video my friends. Tunisia scenery looks very similar to Israel. I noticed beautiful tile work in the tomb. Is this from Iznik in Turkey?
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
In fact the last rebuilt of the tomb was made under the Ottoman. It’s why you have that impression. Thanks 🙏 for the comments 😀
Très belle destination 😉
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
C’est un superbe pays honnêtement
excellentes vidéo et chaine très très instructive. J'espère que vous aurez l'occasion de visiter le royaume du Maroc : bonne chance et bon courage !!!!
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Merci 🙏 beaucoup mon ami. l’Algérie et le Maroc sont sur la liste après COVID
Woow i see 1st time this plce thanks brother I was very happy to be able to watch the video through the little scams like Sri Lanka. Thank you very much ෆට්ට👀👀👀👀🔥 🇱🇰
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
😀
👍😊🌞
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Merci 🙏 Claude
👍👍👍
@Autourdumonde1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
NICE! THANK YOU!