Gabès

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Gabès
قابس
City
View of Gabès bay
View of Gabès bay
Country Tunisia Tunisia
Governorate Gabès Governorate
Delegation(s) Gabes Medina, Gabes West, Gabes South
Government
 • Mayor Habib Dhaouadi (Ennahda)
Population
 • Total 152,921 [1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official website

Gabès (/ˈɡɑːbɛs/,[2][3] /[unsupported input]ˈɡɑːbɪs/;[4] Arabic: قابس‎, translit. <phonos file="Gabes.wav">Gābis</phonos>‎), also spelled Cabès, Cabes, Kabes, Gabbs and Gaps, is the capital city of the Gabès Governorate in Tunisia. It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès. With a population of 152,921, Gabès is the 6th largest Tunisian city.[1] Gabes is 327 km away from Tunis and 113 km away from Sfax.

History

Etymology

Takapes, the ancient name of Gabès, is a Numidian (Berber) toponym. Later, the prefix "Ta" (meaning "to" in Berber) was dropped, and the place became known as Kapes. As in Arabic the sound /p/ is unknown, Kapes became known as Kabes, and later known as Gabès.

Roman period

Gabès is the ancient Tacapae[5][6] or Tacape (Τακάπη in Ancient greek) or Tacapes[7] of the Roman province of Tripolitania.

Strabo refers to this city as an important entrepot of the Lesser Syrtis. Pliny (18.22) remarks that the waters of a copious fountain at Tacape were divided among the cultivators according to a system where each had the use of the water during a certain interval of time.

The Tabula Peutingeriana shows Tacape between Macomades and Sabratha.

Bishopric

Tacapae became a Christian bishopric that, no longer being a residential see, is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[8]

Three of its bishops are known:[9]

After the Roman and Christian period

1928 map of Gabès under the French.

Education

Economy

Gabès is one of the biggest industrial cities in Tunisia. Most industries are chemical oriented, this is why the city offers one of the best chemistry degrees in Africa from the University of Gabès. The main industries are:

  • Cement
  • Chemical products
  • Brick Factories
  • Oil refinery

The fast-growing numbers of factories has resulted in fairly serious pollution of the area and of the Gulf of Gabès. In recent years the government is working on new programs and laws to decrease the amount of pollution.

Transport

File:Façades de la gare de chemin de fer de Gabès.JPG
Gare of Gabès

Gabès – Matmata International Airport is in the city.

Gabès will soon be upgraded with one light rail system under the number 7 that will run from the railway station to the port of Gabès. Featuring rolling stock made by Alstom, Gabès will receive 15 new train sets.

Railways

Gabès is terminus of a narrow gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) branch railway from the capital, and is the nearest railway station to the Libyan border at Ras Ajdir. Gabès has also one of the biggest ports in Tunisia; it is used usually to ship the mineral products from the city of Gafsa.

Roads

Gabès will be linked soon with the national motorway A1 (Tunis – Ras Ajdir).

Climate

Gabès has a hot arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), bordering upon a hot semi-arid climate (BSh), characterised by hot summers and pleasant winters. Rainfall is low throughout the year and negligible during the hot summer.

Climate data for Gabès (1981–2010, extremes 1950–2021)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7)		 33.9
(93)		 41.0
(105.8)		 38.2
(100.8)		 43.6
(110.5)		 46.5
(115.7)		 46.7
(116.1)		 46.6
(115.9)		 44.2
(111.6)		 40.1
(104.2)		 35.0
(95)		 31.2
(88.2)		 46.7
(116.1)
Average high °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)		 18.4
(65.1)		 20.2
(68.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 25.4
(77.7)		 28.3
(82.9)		 31.3
(88.3)		 32.2
(90)		 30.3
(86.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 18.1
(64.6)		 24.45
(76)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.6
(60.1)		 18.2
(64.8)		 21.6
(70.9)		 24.9
(76.8)		 27.6
(81.7)		 28.5
(83.3)		 26.6
(79.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 17.7
(63.9)		 13.4
(56.1)		 20.22
(68.4)
Average low °C (°F) 7.8
(46)		 8.6
(47.5)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.2
(57.6)		 17.9
(64.2)		 21.5
(70.7)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.7
(76.5)		 22.8
(73)		 18.9
(66)		 13.3
(55.9)		 9.2
(48.6)		 16.15
(61.08)
Record low °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 0.9
(33.6)		 4.6
(40.3)		 8.2
(46.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 15.6
(60.1)		 16.8
(62.2)		 14.4
(57.9)		 6.8
(44.2)		 2.6
(36.7)		 0.0
(32)		 −2.7
(27.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.3
(1.035)		 11.3
(0.445)		 15.6
(0.614)		 15.8
(0.622)		 9.1
(0.358)		 2.1
(0.083)		 0.3
(0.012)		 1.2
(0.047)		 23.8
(0.937)		 31.4
(1.236)		 23.3
(0.917)		 27.9
(1.098)		 188.1
(7.404)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.6 3.4 2.7 3.1 23.2
Average relative humidity (%) 62 59 62 63 65 66 63 65 66 64 62 64 63
Mean monthly sunshine hours 220.1 215.6 251.1 267.0 313.1 321.0 372.0 353.4 279.0 260.4 228.0 210.8 3,291.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.1 7.7 8.1 8.9 10.1 10.7 12.0 11.4 9.3 8.4 7.6 6.8 9.0
Source #1: Institut National de la Météorologie (precipitation days/humidity/sun 1961–1990)[10][11][12][note 1]
Source #2: NOAA (humidity and sun 1961–1990)[14][15]

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Gabès mean sea temperature[16]
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tourism

Overview

Gabès is famous for its traditional Souqs in Jarah; it is known also for its attractive beach and the unusual seaside oasis (Gabès is located on the coast of the Mediterranean). The best parts of the beach are in the south of the city (Road to Djerba). The best one is the Lemawa or Lemaya beach. The government is planning to build a tourist zone there in the coming years. Gabès has a unique feature in the world, in this city you find the mountain, the sea, the oasis and the desert. The streets of Gabès come alive at night during Ramadan, where sooks (shops) are open on the streets and parties happen almost every day in the night during Ramadan. The most visited place in Gabès is the town Matmata.

Place to visit:

Gallery

  • ميناء الصيد بقابس.JPG
  • Phare de Gabès - Mai 2014.jpg
  • كورنيش-- قابس.JPG
  • Palmeraie gabès2.jpg
  • Rond-point Bab Bhar - Gabès - 2016.jpg
  • Gabes.jpg

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on May 28, 2008, in the Cultural category.[17]

Notable people

See also

References

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  5. ↑ D. L. Bomgardner, Story of the Roman Amphitheatre (Routledge 2013 ISBN 978-1-13470739-3), p. 123
  6. ↑ Paul Lachlan MacKendrick, The North African Stones Speak (UNC Press 2000 ISBN 978-0-80784942-2), p. 15
  7. ↑ Trismegistos, "Tacapae"
  8. ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 980
  9. ↑ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 295
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  17. ↑ Oasis de Gabès - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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Notes

  1. ↑ The Station ID for Gabès is 46565111.[13]

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