Utica

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Utica City or Medjerda River as known during the Roman Era is a region of great history that date back to the Punic times . It was founded mainly by the Phoenician colony in 1100 BC i . e about 300 years before Carthage .
After the Roman conquest of the region in 146BC , Utica was regarded as the capital of the Roman Province of Africa for a long period . The golden era in the history of the city was under the rule of Emperor Hadrian , since a huge movement of construction was inaugurated . Among the places that were constructed in this period are the new acqueduct and the forum in addition to many bathes and elaborate residence .
Nowadays , Utica is a small quite coastal city located about 15km away from the Mediterranean coast . It is regarded as one of the important tourist attractions due to the numerous worth visiting Roman remains in it . Unfortunately , there are no hotels for residence , restaurants or entertainment places . Thus the visitors of Utica usually have their own room in any of Bizerte hotels , 30km away , or Tunis hotels , 35km away , and visit it at any time of the day .