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El Jemm (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 18 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.3000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 43 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.7167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located halfway between Sfax and Sousse; name first appears in the time of Caesar's African campaign; became municipium late 2nd century BCE; former market center at junctures of communication routes in central Tunis; has extensive remains. |
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| El Jemm (preferred,C,V)
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| El Jem (C,V)
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| Al Jamm (C,V)
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| El Djem (C,V)
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| El-Djem (C,V)
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| Al Jem (C,V)
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| Thysdrus (H,V)
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Mahdia (governorate) (P) |
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El Jemm (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Africa (province) (P,H) from 146 BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, B) |
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documented by time of Caesar |
| village (C) |
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| commercial center (H) |
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in ancient times |
| market center (H) |
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| colony (H) |
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of ancient Rome |
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