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Duggah

Duggah or Dougga both: do͞oˈgə [key], village, Tunisia, SW of Tunis. It is a tourist spot noted for the ruins of the ancient city of Thugga, including a Punic mausoleum (2d cent. b.c.); temples, arches, a theater, a circus, and an aqueduct of Roman times; and a Byzantine fortress.

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