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Zaghouan Aqueduct | |
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| Coordinates | 36°36′57.8″N 10°08′3.1″E / 36.616056°N 10.134194°E |
| Begins | Zaghouan |
| Ends | Carthage (Tunis) |
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| Total length | 132 km (82 mi) |
| History | |
| Construction start | First half of 2nd century AD |
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The Zaghouan Aqueduct or Aqueduct of Carthage is an ancient Roman aqueduct, which supplied the city of Carthage, Tunisia with water. From its source in Zaghouan it flows a total of 132 km, making it among the longest aqueducts in the Roman Empire.
Some of its length (40 ha area) is also classified as an Important Bird Area (TN013) as the cavities and holes in the aqueduct are used as nesting and roosting sites for falcons and other species.[1]
- ^ MOURAD AMARI, HICHEM AZAFZAF (2001). Tunisia in Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands: Priority Sites for Conservation Fishpool, L. D. C. and Evans, M. I., eds (PDF). Cambridge: Pisces Publications, Birdlife International.