Bekalta (), is a
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
n coastal town, around 30 km. south of
Monastir and around 14 km. northeast of
Mahdia
Mahdia ( ') is a Tunisian coastal city with 76,513 inhabitants, south of Monastir, Tunisia, Monastir and southeast of Sousse.
Mahdia is a provincial centre north of Sfax. It is important for the associated fish-processing industry, as well as w ...
. The main activities of the local population are agriculture and fishing. It gives its name to the
Baklouti pepper
The Baklouti pepper () is a cultivar of the chili pepper (''Capsicum annuum'') found in Tunisia. It is the main ingredient in harissa, a common sauce in Tunisian cuisine
Tunisian cuisine, the cuisine of Tunisia, consists of the cooking tradit ...
. As of 2014 it had a total population of 17850 people.
See also
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Thapsus
Thapsus, also known as Tampsus and as Thapsus Minor to distinguish it from Thapsus in Sicily, was a Carthaginian and Roman port near present-day Bekalta, Tunisia.
Geography
Thapsus was established on Ras ed-Dimas, an easily defended promont ...
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Monastir Governorate
Monastir Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in center-east of Tunisia. It covers an area of 1,019 km2 (393 mi2) and has a population of 599,769 (2024 census). The capital is Monastir. ...
References
External links
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* Personal blogs related to Bekalta
bekalta.unblog.fr*
Populated places in Monastir Governorate
Communes of Tunisia
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