Hammam-Lif

Hammam-Lif (Arabic: حمام الأنف) is a coastal town about 20 km south-east of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been known since antiquity for its thermal springs originating in Mount Bou Kornine.

Hammam-Lif
حمام الأنف
Hammam-Lif is located in Tunisia
Hammam-Lif
Hammam-Lif
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°44′N 10°20′E
Country Tunisia
GovernorateBen Arous Governorate
Government
  MayorMohamed Ayari (Nidaa Tounes)
Population
 (2014)
  Total42,518
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)

History

Naro, which means fire, was Hammam-Lif's Punic name. In 1883, the French captain Ernest De Prudhomme discovered in his Hammam-lif residence the first archeological ruins of an ancient synagogue that once stood in Hammam-Lif in the 3rd-5th century, when it was part of the province of Africa Byzacena.[1]

Hammam-Lif was once the home of Italian, Greek and Jewish communities, especially before the end of the French colonial period.

Hammam-Lif's most interesting site is probably Dar El Bey, which was the residence of Ali II Bey, the 4th bey of Tunis.

Sport

The local football team Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif won the Tunisian championship in 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956 and the Tunisian Cup in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1985 and 2001.

Notable people

  • Ahmed Achour (1945–2021), conductor and composer
  • Wajiha Jendoubi (1960–), actress and comedian
  • Aly Ben Ayed (1930–1972), actor and director
  • Férid Boughedir (1944–), film director and screenwriter
  • Abdelmajid Lakhal (1939–2014), film actor and theater director
  • Témime Lahzami (1949–), football player
  • Selma Baccar (1945–), filmmaker and producer
  • Noureddine Kasbaoui (1931–1996), actor and director
  • Mouna Noureddine (1937–), actress
  • Walid Mattar (1980–), film director

See also

  • Boukornine National Park

References

  1. Stern, K. B. (1 January 2007). "Chapter Five. Questioning "Jewishnesss" In The North African Synagogue: Hammam Lif As A Case Study". Inscribing Devotion and Death. Brill. pp. 193–253. ISBN 978-90-474-2384-3.

36°44′N 10°20′E

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