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Thymiaterium

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Also known as Thymiaterion, Thumaterias, Thumaterion

thumb|right|Thymiaterium is seen here at the lower left, on what is now the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

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Instance of
lost city
Country
Morocco
Image
Thymiaterium and Other Ancient Northwest African Settlements.png
Said to be same as
Mehdya
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thumb|right|Thymiaterium is seen here at the lower left, on what is now the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

Thymiaterium or Thymiaterion (), called Thymiaterias (Θυμιατηρίας) by Scylax, was an ancient Carthaginian colony in present-day Morocco. The Periplus (Περίπλους) of Hanno the Navigator claims that he founded it on his journey of exploration beyond the Pillars of Hercules.

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