THE RUINS OF DOUGGA
Dougga / Thugga
Before the Roman annexation of Numidia, the town of Thugga, built on an elevated site overlooking a fertile plain, was the capital of an important Libyco-Punic state. It flourished under Roman and Byzantine rule, but declined in the Islamic period. The impressive ruins that are visible today give some idea of the resources of a small Roman town on the fringes of the empire.
Dougga/Thugga (N36 25 24.996 E9 13 13.008) has been inscribed as a world heritage site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at its 21st session, meeting in Naples, Italy, 1-6 December, 1997.
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