Hammam-Lif (Arabic: حمام الأنف) 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 (2022) | |
• Total | 44,207 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
History
editNaro, which means fire, was Hammam-Lif's Punic name.
In 1883, the French captain Ernest De Prudhomme discovered in his Hammam-lif residence the 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] The is earliest known synagogue from North Africa.[2]
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
editThe 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
editReferences
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.
- ^ Kerkeslager, Allen; Setzer, Claudia; Trebilco, Paul; Goodblatt, David (2006), Katz, Steven T. (ed.), "The Diaspora from 66 to c. 235 ce", The Cambridge History of Judaism: Volume 4: The Late Roman-Rabbinic Period, The Cambridge History of Judaism, vol. 4, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 68, doi:10.1017/chol9780521772488.004, ISBN 978-0-521-77248-8, retrieved 2024-08-07
External links
edit- Information and pictures
- CSHL: Hammam-Lif's soccer team