This site included in the indicative list of Tunisia is a multiple site spread throughout the country and it was necessary to make a choice before visiting its different components, which are as follows: the Numidian necropolis of Chimtou, the Numidian-Punic mausoleum of Dougga, the megalithic complex of Ellès, that of Makthar and the Numidian mausoleum of Henchir Bourgou on the island of Djerba.

Chimtou being located in an area not recommended by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs along the Algerian border, I did not go there.

And although I passed with Wilson not far from Elles on my way from Dougga to Makthar, I didn't go there either for fear of arriving too late at the next stage, Sbeitla.

While planning my trip virtually on Google Map, the remains of the mausoleum of Henchir Bourgou did not convince me either.

Dougga and Makthar remain.

I describe my visit to Dougga on the page dedicated to him.

So I will talk about Makhtar here, not only to talk about the megalithic tombs but also about the site in general because it seemed to me as interesting as Dougga and Sbeitla. After parking Wilson in the site's tiny parking lot, opposite the Bab El Aïn triumphal arch, I visited the site clockwise (8 dinars entry), passing by the very small amphitheater, the forum and a second triumphal arch, the large southern baths, the Schola des Juvenes and the remains of Byzantine churches. In the baths I disturbed the silence of …

On our April tour of Tunisia, we wanted to visit several TWHS’, but there wasn’t time in our schedule to visit them all. Thus, we had to choose between the 16 of them. Visiting Djerba we visited the mausoleum of Henchir Bourgou as a part of the TWHS Djerba, unconsciously we also started our Nubian mausoleum journey. The community likes for this site is a 100%! Although it’s only four votes, still a 100% is overwhelming. There are 5 elements in this nomination, and we suspect the community judgement is based on only one element, the one in Dougga. We managed to visit four elements, and did they live up too the requirements and expectations of our community?

The mausoleum of Henchir Bourgou is a very disappointing visit (lower right picture). Visually it’s almost like a pile of rocks on slightly more visual base in then semi-desert landscape with a lot of garbage around. This one is not worth an inscription, not even as a part of this serial nomination

Northbound from Djerba we were going inland Tunisia and chose to visit two more locations before visiting Dougga. First of these two were the mausoleum in Makthar. Makthar is an archaeological area (with a small museum) and we just assumed the mausoleum was inside the archaeological area. The site would open at 8 a.m. but when we arrived around 9 a.m. the gate was closed and not as soul in sight. After circling the area, taking some …