Hammam-Lif (Arabic: حمام الأنف, pronounced hammam linf) 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 | |
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  Hammam-Lif Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′N 10°20′E / 36.733°N 10.333°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Ben Arous Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Ayari (Nidaa Tounes) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 42,518 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Information and pictures
- CSHL: Hammam-Lif's soccer team