Ain-Djoukar

Ain-Djoukar also known as Jougar (Arabic: جوقار spelled when available with a special local character ڤ accounting for its [g] pronunciation) is a locality in Tunisia,^[1]^[2] located at 36° 14' 50" N, 9° 56' 24" E. It is 371 meters above sea level and at the head waters of the Oued Miliane wadi. The springs at ^[3] this location near the Djebel Bargou mountains was recognised by the Romans as an important water source and a Roman aqueduct was constructed to Carthage.^[4]

ruins at Ain-Djoukar.
Zaghouan aqueduct

Remains of the aqueduct of Zaghouan can be seen today.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ Aïn Djoukar: Tunisia.
^ Aïn Jougar - Chinci.com Archived 2016-12-23 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Ain Djoukar at getamap.net.
^ Pierre-Louis Viollet, Water Engineering in Ancient Civilizations: 5,000 Years of History (CRC Press, 1 Jul. 2007) p151.
^ Carte de l'Atlas archéolgique de la Tunisie: Feuille 42 , footnote 16-17.
^ Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 32 E4
^ pictures of the Aqueduct.

[1] Aïn Djoukar: Tunisia.

[2] Aïn Jougar - Chinci.com Archived 2016-12-23 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] Ain Djoukar at getamap.net.

[4] Pierre-Louis Viollet, Water Engineering in Ancient Civilizations: 5,000 Years of History (CRC Press, 1 Jul. 2007) p151.

[5] Carte de l'Atlas archéolgique de la Tunisie: Feuille 42 , footnote 16-17.

[6] Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 32 E4

[7] tures of the Aqueduct.

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