El Haouaria is a coastal town and commune in the Nabeul Governorate, situated in north-eastern Tunisia.

In this text, it is described as a polis (city) and recognized as one of the oldest maritime ports on the Cap Bon Peninsula.

These artificial quarries were probably dug by prisoners or slaves under the authority of the Carthaginians and later the Romans.

The stone blocks extracted from them were transported by sea to Carthage, across the Gulf of Tunis.

They were used to build the Punic city, as well as the construction of the forts in the Medina of Tunis.