Henchir Bourgou
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: D.J. Mattingly Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: D.J. Mattingly Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Apr 28, 2026 05:44 PM
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History
An ancient settlement located in the east-central portion of the modern Tunisian island of Djerba, northwest of the modern town of Midoun. Archaeological evidence indicates habitation beginning in the 8th century BCE and continuing through the 2nd century CE.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/344390
33.8214280008, 10.9690913926
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location: protected archaeological area (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Henchir Bourgou (English, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- هنشير بورغو (Hinshir Burghu: Arabic, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- None
- Uncertain: Hares/Haribus/Har/Phoar same as Henchir Bourgou (unspecified date range)
- Uncertain: Uchium same as Henchir Bourgou (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 35 C1 Henchir Bourgou
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Henchir Bourgou, TUN
D.J. Mattingly, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Henchir Bourgou: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/344390> [accessed: 14 October 2026]
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