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Gabès (, ; ar, قابس, ), also spelled Cabès, Cabes, Kabes, Gabbs and Gaps, is the capital city of the
Gabès Governorate
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Gabès Governorate ( ') is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia and in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 7166 km2 and had a population of 374,300 as at the 2014 census.
in Tunisia
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. It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès. With a population of 152,921, Gabès is the 6th largest Tunisian city. Gabes is 327 km away from Tunis
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and 113 km away from Sfax.
History
Etymology
Takapes, the ancient name of Gabès, is a Numidian (Berber
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* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
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* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
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* Ady Berber (1913–19 ...
) toponym. Later, the prefix "Ta" (meaning "to" in Berber) was dropped, and the place became known as Kapes. As in Arabic
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the sound /p/ is unknown, Kapes became known as Kabes, and later known as Gabès.
Roman period
Gabès is the ancient ''Tacapae'' or ''Tacape'' (Τακάπη inAncient greek
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) or ''Tacapes'' of the Roman province
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of Tripolitania
Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...
.
Strabo
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refers to this city as an important entrepot of the Lesser Syrtis. Pliny (18.22) remarks that the waters of a copious fountain at Tacape were divided among the cultivators according to a system where each had the use of the water during a certain interval of time.
The '' Tabula Peutingeriana'' shows Tacape between Macomades
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History
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and Sabratha
Sabratha ( ar, صبراتة, Ṣabrāta; also ''Sabratah'', ''Siburata''), in the Zawiya Districtbishopric that, no longer being a residential see, is included in the
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Gabès official website
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Catholic Church
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's list of titular see
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s.
Three of its bishops are known:
*Dulcitius, legate
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of the bishops of Tripolitana to the Council of Carthage (403) and present at the Conference of Carthage (411);
*Servilius, exiled by Huneric in 484;
*Caius or Gallus, legate of the bishops of his province to the Council of Carthage (525)
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Synod of 251
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.
After the Roman and Christian period
*7th century: The Umayyad Caliphate
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conquest. Muhammed's companion Sidi Abu Lubaba Al'Ansari settles in Gabès.
*1574: Gabès becomes part of the Eyalet of Tunis
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after the Ottoman conquest.
*1881: Gabès comes under a French protectorate
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.
*1940: Following the Fall of France
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, Gabès comes under German control.
*1941: Gabès pogrom
*1943: Gabès returns to French control with the help of the British (in the Mareth Line
The Mareth Line was a system of fortifications built by France in southern Tunisia in the late 1930s. The line was intended to protect Tunisia against an Italian invasion from its colony in Libya. The line occupied a point where the routes into ...
). The operation results in serious damage to the city infrastructure.
*1945: The rebuilding of Gabès starts.
*1956: Gabès reverts to Tunisia
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n control with the independence of Tunisia from the French.
Education
* University of Gabès (science university, engineering school...)Economy
Gabès is one of the biggest industrial cities inTunisia
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. Most industries are chemical oriented, this is why the city offers one of the best chemistry degrees in Africa from the University of Gabès. The main industries are:
* Cement
* Chemical products
* Brick Factories
* Oil refinery
The fast-growing numbers of factories has resulted in fairly serious pollution of the area and of the Gulf of Gabès. In recent years the government is working on new programs and laws to decrease the amount of pollution.
Transport
Gabès – Matmata International Airport
Gabès – Matmata International Airport (french: Aéroport International de Gabés - Matmata) is an airport serving Gabès, the capital of the Gabès Governorate in the centre-east of Tunisia
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is in the city.
Gabès will soon be upgraded with one light rail system under the number 7 that will run from the railway station to the port of Gabès. Featuring rolling stock made by Alstom, Gabès will receive 15 new train sets.
Railways
Gabès is terminus of a narrow gauge branch railway from the capital, and is the nearest railway station to the Libyan border at Ras Ajdir. Gabès has also one of the biggest ports in Tunisia; it is used usually to ship the mineral products from the city of Gafsa.Roads
Gabès will be linked soon with the national motorway A1 (Tunis – Ras Ajdir).Climate
Gabès has ahot arid climate
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(Köppen climate classification
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''BWh''), bordering upon a hot semi-arid climate
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(''BSh''), characterised by hot summers and pleasant winters. Rainfall is low throughout the year and negligible during the hot summer.
Tourism
Overview
Gabès is famous for its traditional Souqs in Jarah; it is known also for its attractive beach and the unusual seaside oasis (Gabès is located on the coast of the Mediterranean). The best parts of the beach are in the south of the city (Road to Djerba). The best one is the ''Lemawa'' or ''Lemaya'' beach. The government is planning to build a tourist zone there in the coming years. Gabès has a unique feature in the world, in this city you find the mountain, the sea, the oasis and the desert. The streets of Gabès come alive at night during Ramadan, where sooks (shops) are open on the streets and parties happen almost every day in the night during Ramadan. The most visited place in Gabès is the town Matmata. Place to visit: * The traditional souks * The Kornich * Mosque of Sidi Boulbaba * The Mouradi school * Zaouia Sidi Ahmed ToujaniGallery
World Heritage Status
This site was added to theUNESCO
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World Heritage
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Tentative List on May 28, 2008, in the Cultural category./ref>
Notable people
* Gladys Adda, activist, was born here in 1921 * Juliette Bessis, Tunisian historian, was born here (1925–2017) * Silvan Shalom,Israeli
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politician, former minister and Knesset
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member
*Tahar Haddad
Tahar Haddad ( ar, الطاهر الحداد; 1899 – December 1935) was a Tunisian author, labor activist, scholar and reformer.
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, Writer, Feminist advocator, activist, reformer (1899–1935)
* Mohamed Ali El Hammi, one of the founding fathers of Tunisian syndicalism, an activist (1890–1928)See also
*Gabès Governorate
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Gabès Governorate ( ') is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia and in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 7166 km2 and had a population of 374,300 as at the 2014 census.
, one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia
* Gulf of Gabès
* University of Gabès, a public university
References
Notes
External links
Gabès official website
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