Bajah City

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Beja or Bajah is one of the important cities in Tunis and the Capital of Baja Governorate . It stands about 60 miles away from Tunis City on the side of Djebel Acheb and overlooking the greening meadows and the remains of Roman Fortress . The city is renowned for its fertile land due to its strategic location between the Medjerdah River and the Mediterranean . This made it a desirable place for most of the invaders of Tunisia .

Due to the strategic location and numerous natural resources , Bajah suffered from the brutal assaults of numerous enemies including the Carthaginians , Numadians , Romans and the Vandals . One can find remains from all these periods in the city , and this makes it one of the most preferable destinations for most of its visitors . From the Phoenicians era , one can find a large number of Punic Necropolises that were discovered in 1887 in Beja . After the conquest of the Carthagenians on the hands of the Romans , most of their constructions including the Carthagenian Citadel were destroyed by the Romans . The Romans replaced it with some fortifications that still exist .