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Above: Ruins of ancient Carthage. Photo by Gary Denham.

The land of the ancient Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans, Tunisia is a north African country with an astounding amount of history packed between its relatively small borders. As Lonely Planet puts it, "Tunisia's list of attractions would do justice to a country twice its size."

Many of Tunisia's fascinating attractions are religious sites or places of religious significance. There are ruins of ancient Roman temples, cities where early Christian teachers wrote and church councils assembled, countless beautiful mosques, and the holiest Muslim shrine outside Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem.

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Tunisia Maps Our interactive satellite map of Tunisia, plus more Tunisia maps.

Tunisia Sacred Sites Index Our index of ancient temples, mosques, shrines and churches in Tunisia.

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Carthage With an enviable site on a peninsula centrally located between east and west, Carthage was an important classical city that also became a center of early Christianity.

Kairouan The northern city of Kairouan, an ancient caravan stop, is the fourth holiest city in Islam and home to the Great Mosque.

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