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Punic wall of Cartagena
🇪🇸 Spain
The Punic wall of Cartagena (Spanish: Muralla púnica de Cartagena) is an archaeological site from the 3rd century BC in which can be seen the first defensive wall of Cartagena, built by the Carthaginians.
This is an important site because it is one of the few remains of Carthaginian civilization in Spain, and the walls bear witness to one of the most important events of Ancient history in the Mediterranean Sea: the Second Punic War.
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Punic wall of Cartagena ranks #154 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 433 mapped in Spain. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Punic wall of Cartagena?
Punic wall of Cartagena stands in Spain, at 37.60417°, -0.97861°.
How famous is Punic wall of Cartagena?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #154 of 6,412 worldwide, and #40 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Punic wall of Cartagena?
Castle of Despeñaperros, about 1 km away.
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