Hammam-Lif
Hammam-Lif
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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
.
History
Naro, which means fire, was Hammam-Lif's
Africa Byzacena.[1]
Hammam-Lif was once the home of
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
References
- ISBN 978-90-474-2384-3.
External links
- Information and pictures
- CSHL: Hammam-Lif's soccer team
36°44′N 10°20′E / 36.733°N 10.333°E
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