Hammam-Lif

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Hammam-Lif حمام الأنف
Hammam-Lif Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°44′N 10°20′E / 36.733°N 10.333°E / 36.733; 10.333
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Ben Arous Governorate
Population  (2014)
• Total	42,518
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)

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 Punic name. In 1883, the French captain Ernest De Prudhomme discovered in his Hammam-lif residence the first archeological ruins of an ancient synagogue that once stood in Hammam-Lif in 3rd-5th century AD.

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 , 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 won the Tunisian Cup in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1985, 2001

Notable people[]

• Ahmed Achour (1945-), conductor and composer

References[]

External links[]

• Information and pictures
• CSHL: Hammam-Lif's soccer team

Coordinates: 36°44′N 10°20′E / 36.733°N 10.333°E / 36.733; 10.333