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Carthaginian Empire (former nation/state/empire) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 35 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.8330 decimal degrees |
Long: 010 20 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.3330 decimal degrees |
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Note: Territory controlled by the semitic civilization centered in the Phoenician city of Carthage, located in North Africa on the Gulf of Tunis, but extending further in North Africa and in Europe with colonial cities along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. The empire dated to ca. 650-146 BCE. |
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Carthaginian Empire (preferred,C,V)
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Ancient Carthage (C,V)
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Qart-ḥadašt (C,V)
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Place Types: |
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former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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flourished ca. 650-146 BCE |
empire (H) |
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Punic (Carthaginian) (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital is .... |
Carthage .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Africa, Tunisia, Tunis) [7016143] |
near/adjacent to .... |
Mediterranean Sea .......... (sea) |
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(World, Oceans) [7016735] |
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