36°25′13″N 9°13′12″E / 36.420162°N 9.220131°E | |
Location | Dougga, Tunisia |
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Type | Royal Numidian Architecture[1] |
Completion date | 2nd century BC |
Dedicated to | Atban, son of Iepmatah son of Palu |
The Libyco-Punic Mausoleum of Dougga (Mausoleum of Atban) is an ancient mausoleum located in Dougga, Tunisia. It is one of three examples of the royal architecture of Numidia, which is in a good state of preservation and dates to the second century BC. It was restored by the government of French Tunisia between 1908 and 1910.[2]
As part of the site of Dougga, the mausoleum is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. On 17 January 2012, the Tunisian government proposed it be included in a future classification of the royal mausoleums of Numidia and Mauretania and other pre-Islamic funerary monuments.[3]