Tunisia
Le complexe hydraulique romain de Zaghouan-Carthag
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The Roman hydraulic complex of Zaghouan-Carthage supplied Carthage with water. At a total length of 132 km (including tributary channels), it was amongst the longest aqueducts in the Roman Empire. It is considered a masterpiece of Roman engineering: it was constructed in a way that the water travelled by force of gravity alone and used hills in the landscape.
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On tentative list 2012
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Le complexe hydraulique romain de Zaghouan-Carthag
Le complexe hydraulique romain de Zaghouan-Carthag (On tentative list)
In December 2022, my brother and I went south of Tunis to visit Zaghouan, along with Uthina and Zriba Olya, an abandoned Berber mountain village. On the way to Zaghouan town, one could stop by and visit portions of the aqueduct.
The property has OUV potential, given its claim to be one of the longest aqueducts ever built in the Roman empire - 132km from the Zaghouan sacred spring and temple (pictured here) to Carthage, using the natural contours and topography of the landscape. The properties however need significant restoration.
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