{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/roman-heritage-trail","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"roman-heritage-trail","question":"What is the Roman heritage trail in Tunisia?","question_fr":"Quel est le circuit du patrimoine romain en Tunisie?","short_answer":"Tunisia has Africa's richest Roman heritage. Key sites: Dougga (UNESCO, best-preserved Roman city in North Africa), El Jem (3rd largest amphitheatre globally, 35,000 seats), Carthage (Punic-Roman layers), Bulla Regia (underground villas with intact mosaics), Sbeitla/Sufetula (3 capitoline temples), Thuburbo Majus, Chemtou (marble quarries). Bardo Museum: world's largest Roman mosaic collection. 5-7 day circuit recommended.","answer_fr":"La Tunisie a le patrimoine romain le plus riche d'Afrique. Sites cles: Dougga (UNESCO), El Jem (35 000 places), Carthage, Bulla Regia (villas souterraines), Sbeitla, Chemtou. Musee du Bardo: plus grande collection de mosaiques romaines au monde.","evidence":["fact-unesco-count"],"related_entities":["unesco-dougga","unesco-amphitheatre-jem","unesco-carthage"],"tags":["heritage","roman","history","archaeology","culture"],"audience":"tourist","last_reviewed":"2026-04-08","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-unesco-count","claim":"La Tunisie compte 9 sites inscrits au patrimoine mondial UNESCO","claim_en":"Tunisia has 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites","value":9,"unit":"sites","source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","valid_from":"1997-01-01","valid_until":"2030-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"heritage","tags":["UNESCO","patrimoine"]}],"related_resolved":[{"id":"unesco-dougga","type":"UNESCOSite","slug":"unesco-dougga","title":{"fr":"Dougga / Thugga","en":"Dougga / Thugga"},"description":{"fr":"Site UNESCO inscrit en 1997, gouvernorat de Beja"},"properties":{"year_inscribed":1997,"governorate":"Beja"},"source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","last_reviewed":"2026-01-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings","geo":{"lat":36.4228,"lng":9.2189},"related_answers":["unesco-sites-visit"],"reviewed_at":"2026-01-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"},{"id":"unesco-amphitheatre-jem","type":"UNESCOSite","slug":"unesco-amphitheatre-jem","title":{"fr":"Amphitheatre d'El Jem","en":"Amphitheatre of El Jem"},"description":{"fr":"Site UNESCO inscrit en 1979, gouvernorat de Mahdia"},"properties":{"year_inscribed":1979,"governorate":"Mahdia"},"source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","last_reviewed":"2026-01-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings","geo":{"lat":35.2961,"lng":10.7069},"related_answers":["unesco-sites-visit"],"reviewed_at":"2026-01-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"},{"id":"unesco-carthage","type":"UNESCOSite","slug":"unesco-carthage","title":{"fr":"Site archeologique de Carthage","en":"Archaeological Site of Carthage"},"description":{"fr":"Site UNESCO inscrit en 1979, gouvernorat de Tunis"},"properties":{"year_inscribed":1979,"governorate":"Tunis"},"source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","last_reviewed":"2026-01-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings","geo":{"lat":36.8528,"lng":10.3233},"related_answers":["unesco-sites-visit"],"reviewed_at":"2026-01-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"}]}