Nabeul

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Nabeul
Jarre Nabeul.JPG
Location in Tunisia
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Country Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Governorate Nabeul Governorate
Population (2014)
 • Total 73,128
Time zone CET (UTC1)

Nabeul (Tunisian Arabic: نابل<phonos file="Nabel.wav">Nābil</phonos> ; French: [naˈbøl]) is a coastal town in northeastern Tunisia, on the south coast near to the Cap Bon peninsula. It is located at around Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and is the capital of the Nabeul Governorate. The city has a population of 73,128 (2014 census).

History

Nabeul was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks of Cyrene, serving as a trade port. Its name is a tunisification of the Greek Neapolis 'new city' (an etymology it shares with Naples, Neapoli, and Nablus).

It is a popular tourist destination and the main centre of the Tunisian pottery industry.

Representation

Meherzia Labidi Maïza was elected to the assembly of the representatives of the people in the Tunisian parliamentary election in October 2014 by the second district of Nabeul.[1]

Twin towns

References

  1. (Arabic) « Déclaration sur l'honneur de la situation patrimoniale de la vice-présidente de l'ANC Meherzia Labidi », Marsad, 11 June 2013, Retrieved 8 December 2015
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