Amphitheatre of El Jem
    World Heritage Site
        
        
    
        
            - Official name
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                Amphitheatre of El Jem | 
                UNESCO
                
            
- Country
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                Tunisia |
                
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- Continent
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                Africa
            
- Location
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                El-Mahdia
 35.2963° Lat, 10.7069° Lon |
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- Code
- 38
- Time Zone
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                Africa/Tunis (CET, +0100)
            
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- Category
- Cultural
- Description
- Inscribed 1979. The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem. This 3rd-century monument illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome.
 
    
 
     
    
    
    
    
        
            
                
                
                    
                        
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