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published on 28 April 2011. According to legend, Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Queen Elissa (better known as Dido) sometime around 813 BCE. The city (in modern-day Tunisia, North Africa) was originally known as Kart-hadasht (new city) to distinguish it from the older Phoenician city of Utica nearby.
Carthage is located at 39Â°44â²21â³N 85Â°34â²14â³Wï»¿ / ï»¿39.73917Â°N 85.57056Â°Wï»¿ / 39.73917; -85.57056 (39.739189, -85.570553). According to the 2010 census, Carthage has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km 2), all land. Carthage is surrounded by farmland and woodland.