Henchir-Tebel
Henchir-Tebel is a town and archaeological site in Al Qayrawān, Tunisia, near Kairouan[1][2]
Henchir-Tebel is 118 metres
above sea level. The town is in the tribal area of the Oulad Emmbarek el Achour, Oulad Haj en Nsir, and the Jehinat.[3] and being close to Kairouan
it is unsurprising that many notable Muslims are buried in the nearby area.
Although the Henchir-Tebel area had been settled by
Greek communities, the town itself was founded by the Romans and they called it Luperciana. Luperciana flourished through Roman and Byzantine era and was part of the Roman Africa Proconsularis
.
Luperciana has been tentatively identified with Henchir-Tebel or nearby ruins of Gasseur-Tatoun, Tunisia.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Henchir-Tebel | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
41.6 (106.9) |
46.9 (116.4) |
47.5 (117.5) |
48.1 (118.6) |
43.5 (110.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
48.1 (118.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.0 (0.94) |
23.9 (0.94) |
33.1 (1.30) |
29.8 (1.17) |
18.9 (0.74) |
10.5 (0.41) |
6.7 (0.26) |
13.3 (0.52) |
39.0 (1.54) |
49.2 (1.94) |
28.9 (1.14) |
35.4 (1.39) |
312.7 (12.31) |
| Average precipitation days | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.0 | 190.4 | 226.3 | 252.0 | 300.7 | 324.0 | 362.7 | 334.8 | 270.0 | 235.6 | 207.0 | 186.0 | 3,075.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Religion
Islam
Islam as the official state religion is the dominant religion in Henchir Tebel. The nearby city of Kairouan is considered an Islamic Holy city.
Judaism
There was a Jewish community in the Kairouan region during the Early Middle Ages and was considered a center of Talmudic learning.
Christianity (Catholic)
The Roman town of Luperciana, was the seat of an ancient episcopal see of the Roman province of
It is thought Luperciana correspond to Henchir-Tebel, or the ruins of Gasseur-Tatoun. The only .The
- Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot (current bishop)
- João Evangelista Pimentel Lavrador (2008.05.07 – 2015.09.29)
- Leonardus Dobbelaar (1994.06.10 – 2008.03.21)
- Zithulele Patrick Mvemve (1986.03.10 – 1994.03.26)
- Thomas Nkuissi (1973.01.29 – 1978.11.15)
- Albert Vincent D’Souza (1969.05.29 – 1971.01.11)
- Martin Legarra Tellechea (1965.03.18 – 1969.04.03)
- Pelagian of Luperciana (fl. 256 )
Christianity (Donatist)
Luperciana was centered in the heartland of the
Donatist movement of the 4th century and during the Vandal Kingdom the official religion would have been Arianism
.
References
- ^ Traveling Luck for Henchir Tebel, Al Qayrawān, Tunisia.
- ^ Photos of Henchir-Tebel.
- ^ Henchir Tebel at Geoview.info.
- ^ Michael Greenhalgh, The Military and Colonial Destruction of the Roman Landscape of North Africa, 1830-1900 (Brill, 8 May 2014) p261.
- ^ "Kairouan Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig 1931), p. 466.
- ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 206
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Luperciana at Gcatholic.org.
- ^ Luperciana at Catholic hierarchy.org.