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Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga in Tunisia
Photo: Graham Claytor / Institute for the Study of the Ancient World · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga is a Tunisian archaeological monument classified by the National Heritage Institute, located in the Béja Governorate in north-western Tunisia, specifically at Aïn Tounga. The monument was classified on 8 May 1895.

Machine-translated from “الحصن البيزنطي عين تونقة” on the Arabic Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga ranks #8,133 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #29 of the 30 mapped in Tunisia. The nearest day-trip guide is Tunis, 79 km away. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga?

Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga stands in Tunisia, at 36.52388°, 9.35967°.

How famous is Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,133 of 8,134 worldwide, and #29 in Tunisia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Byzantine fortress of Aïn Tounga?

Kasbah of Béja, about 27 km away.

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