Many nations and civilizations of the Middle East from the days of the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians had employed standards with the horns of an ox or a crescent moon of the same shape. The Punic state of Carthage, which had existed in the same area as modern Tunisia, emblazoned the ...
Many nations and civilizations of the Middle East from the days of the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians had employed standards with the horns of an ox or a crescent moon of the same shape. The Punic state of Carthage, which had existed in the same area as modern Tunisia, emblazoned the ...
Béja, town in northern Tunisia, located in the hills on the northern edge of the Majardah (Medjerda) valley. Béja is built on the site of ancient Vacca (or Vaga)—a Punic town and Roman colony. It became an important agricultural market beginning in th
Although the country is rapidly modernizing and enjoys a rising standard of living, it retains much of its ancient architecture and even more of its traditional customs. Morocco’s largest city and major Atlantic Ocean port is Casablanca, an industrial and commercial centre. The capital, Rabat, ...
The major drainage feature of the north is the Majardah River, the country’s only perennially flowing stream, which cuts the Majardah valley before emptying into the Gulf of Tunis, near the site of ancientCarthage. Farther south, streams areintermittentand largely localized in the form of wadi...
Although the country is rapidly modernizing and enjoys a risingstandard of living, it retains much of its ancient architecture and even more of its traditional customs. Morocco’s largest city and majorAtlantic Oceanport isCasablanca, an industrial and commercial centre. The capital,Rabat, lies a ...