Unesco World Heritage Site El Jem's amphitheatre - in pictures

The ancient complex in Tunisia is one of the world's best-preserved Roman stone ruins

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  Fathi Bouzayan, 53, sits on his camel that usually gives rides to tourists outside El Jem amphitheatre, in the city of El Djem, Tunisia. Reuters

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  Built around 238, with a large axis of 148 metres and small axis 122 metres and an estimated capacity of 35,000, the Unesco World Heritage Site is among the largest amphitheatres in the world. Reuters

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  A camel owned by Fathi Bouzayan that usually gives rides to tourists, sits outside El Jem's amphitheatre. Tourist numbers have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters

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  El Jem amphitheatre is built entirely of stone blocks, with no foundations, and is free-standing. Build on flat ground, rather than against a hillside, it is supported by a complex system of arches. Reuters

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  Unesco considers El Jem 'one of the most accomplished examples of Roman architecture of an amphitheatre, almost equal to that of the Coliseum of Rome'. Reuters

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  However, despite this, tourist numbers to view the attraction remain low, due to Covid-19. Reuters

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  But some visitors are returning to El Jem, including Bulgarian tourists Tatiana Vasileva and her friend. Reuters

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