Greater Carthage Area | Afrikya Photo Diary (Oct 27–Nov 2)
Daily Glimpse Into Tunisia's Multifaceted Heritage since 2016.
.. and we bounce back to the plains and wonders of Greater Carthage: Uthina, here once thrived a glorious arena.. Revived by the people of today’s Tunisia.. Contemplated and portrayed by our guest Léa Jacquet .. Greater week ahead!
Beneath the amphitheater’s arena lie the corridors.. standing and defying two millennia of woes.. Roaring photograph captured by Omar Chtourou in the heart of Udhina - Oudhna at the southern gates of Tunisia’s Tunis
“Wow it’s like being sucked into another dimension, amazing capture” - Winston Fitzgerald, artist, NL
.. from the glorious corridors to the resilient pipelines carried by the aqueducts.. a lively witness of the ancient engineering in Tunisia’s Udhina.. Explored and shot by Mondher Khiari
“They were already very smart at that time, beautifully captured” - Winston Fitzgerald, artist, NL
And.. we jumped off that time-journey train, the one that once drove Zica’s waters all the way to bustling Carthage.. Captured in awe through the lens of Nejib Chouk
Then, we embrace the skies of Carthage to get a sense.. and a taste of The Great Aqueduct, built by the Romans to nurture and revive their former rival: The Mistress of The Mediterranean with the sacred waters of Mount Zica.. From today’s Zaghouan to Tunis - Photo credit unknown
Heading to Carthage’s inland.. to the next stop: Thuburbo Majus, a hidden yet shining gem proudly carried by those majestic pillars, admired and captured by Trip ‘n’ Door Tunisia.. Stand tall!
One more corner of the distant past blending with a palette of grace and life: Pheradi Majus, still another settlement around Zica, modern-day Tunisia’s Zaghouan, portrayed through the lens of Skander Zarrad
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