The term CITY NEAR CARTHAGE is solved by the crossword solution TUNIS, which is a 5-letter word. Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia, located on the Mediterranean coast in the north-east of the country. It is situated in the very centre of the Gulf of Tunis, between the lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette. Tunis is close to the ancient city of Carthage, which was founded by the Phoenicians in the 9th century BC and became a major power in the Mediterranean during the Punic Wars.