Dougga or Thugga as it is sometimes known is located in the northern part of Tunisia. It is a site of well preserved Roman ruins and has been designated as a UNESCO World heritage Site.

The climate in northern Tunisia is typically Mediterranean—summers are hot, long and dry and winters are mild and wet. The interiors (like Dougga) see slightly more extremes in temperature than the coast.

Dougga started off as a small Berber village which was fortified to protect it from invading tribes. It then served as a military post until it was then taken over by the Romans in the second century BC; they developed into a well designed typical Roman town.

With the Byzantine rule, it declined, and then after the invasions of the Vandals from East Germany, it was left deserted and fell to ruins.

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