Nabeul

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'''Nabeul''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|æ|b|ə|l}}; {{langx|ar|نابل}} {{audio|help=no|Nabel.wav|''Nābil''}}; Tamazight: ⵏⴰⴱⴻⵍ) is a coastal town located in northeastern Tunisia, on the south coast of the Cape Bon peninsula and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on both sides. It is the first seaside resort<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.investintunisia.tn/Fr/nabeul-en-bref_114_448|title=Nabeul, Tunisia|website=Invest in Tunisia}}</ref> in Tunisia. It is known for its agricultural riches and its tourism potential. The city had a population of 84,291 as of the 2022 census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.alchourouk.com/182027/693/1/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%3A-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%3A%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-2400-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86---|title=Nabeul's population|access-date=2019-04-14|archive-date=2022-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330035605/http://archive.alchourouk.com/182027/693/1/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE:-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84:%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-2400-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86---|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History == Nabeul was founded in the fifth century BC by the Greeks of Cyrene, serving as a trade port. Its present name is an arabization of its Greek name '''Neapolis''' ({{lang|grc|Νεάπολις}}, "New City"), which was a common name of Greek colonies. In Roman times, the city was an important trade hub for grain from North Africa to Rome, and a centre for manufacture of garum for Rome.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Day |first1=Joel |title=Archaeology breakthrough after storm uncovered lost ancient Roman city on Tunisian coast |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1478573/archaeology-news-astounded-storm-strange-stones-ancient-roman-city-spt |website=Express.co.uk |language=en |date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Cape Bon(Roman Map).png|thumb|left|Neapolis, on the fourth-century ''Tabula Peutingeriana'']] On 21 July 365, a massive tsunami hit the city from the 365 Crete earthquake, resulting in much destruction and leaving part of it underwater.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/woodstock-archaeology/ |title=Digging Up Woodstock|first=Maria O'Donovan / 24|last=Oct 2019|date=October 24, 2019|website=SAPIENS}}</ref>

During antiquity, Neapolis was also the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric<ref>Francois Decret, Early Christianity in North Africa (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2009) p83.</ref> The Bishopric was founded during the Roman Empire and survived through the arian Vandal and Orthodox Byzantine empires, only ceasing to function with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. The diocese was refounded in name at least in the twentieth century as a titular see of the Roman Catholic church.<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1242.htm Titular Episcopal See of Neapolis in Proconsulari] at Gcatholic.org</ref>

After the Umayyad conquest of North Africa in the late 6th century and early 7th century, the city became part of the Umayyad Caliphate, and later the Abbasid Caliphate.

Under Ottoman rule, the town was known as '''Nebil''' ({{lang|ota|نابل}}).{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Due to its location by the Mediterranean coast, it remains today a popular tourist destination and is the main centre of the Tunisian pottery industry.

== Climate == Nabeul, as well as the whole region of Cape Bon is known for its Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meteo.tn/htmlfr/donnees/janv.html|title=INM - Donnees climatiques mensuelles pour la Tunisie}}</ref> In January, the temperature reaches 8.4 °C on the minimum average, with the maximum average attaining 15.8 °C. In August, the minimum temperature is 22.6 °C while the maximum is 30.6 °C.

{{Weather box |width = auto |collapsed = |metric first = yes |single line = yes |location = Nabeul (1991–2020, extremes 1981–present) |Jan record high C = 25.1 |Feb record high C = 30.3 |Mar record high C = 30.0 |Apr record high C = 32.2 |May record high C = 42.1 |Jun record high C = 44.9 |Jul record high C = 42.9 |Aug record high C = 41.0 |Sep record high C = 39.8 |Oct record high C = 35.4 |Nov record high C = 30.9 |Dec record high C = 28.1 |year record high C = 45 |Jan high C = 16.3 |Feb high C = 16.4 |Mar high C = 18.4 |Apr high C = 20.7 |May high C = 24.5 |Jun high C = 29.0 |Jul high C = 31.9 |Aug high C = 32.4 |Sep high C = 29.0 |Oct high C = 25.5 |Nov high C = 21.0 |Dec high C = 17.4 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 12.7 |Feb mean C = 12.6 |Mar mean C = 14.5 |Apr mean C = 16.7 |May mean C = 20.1 |Jun mean C = 24.3 |Jul mean C = 27.1 |Aug mean C = 27.8 |Sep mean C = 25.1 |Oct mean C = 21.8 |Nov mean C = 17.4 |Dec mean C = 13.9 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 9.1 |Feb low C = 8.8 |Mar low C = 10.6 |Apr low C = 12.7 |May low C = 15.8 |Jun low C = 19.5 |Jul low C = 22.3 |Aug low C = 23.3 |Sep low C = 21.1 |Oct low C = 18.1 |Nov low C = 13.8 |Dec low C = 10.4 |year low C = 15.4 |Jan record low C = 0.7 |Feb record low C = 1.5 |Mar record low C = 2.6 |Apr record low C = 5.3 |May record low C = 0.0 |Jun record low C = 11.3 |Jul record low C = 9.7 |Aug record low C = 17.3 |Sep record low C = 13.8 |Oct record low C = 9.2 |Nov record low C = 4.6 |Dec record low C = 2.0 |year record low C = 0.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 50.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 36.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 35.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 31.5 |May precipitation mm = 20.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 6.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 4.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 11.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 47.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 60.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 55.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 50.1 |year precipitation mm = 409.1 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 6.2 |Feb precipitation days = 5.7 |Mar precipitation days = 4.8 |Apr precipitation days = 4.8 |May precipitation days = 2.9 |Jun precipitation days = 1.3 |Jul precipitation days = 0.5 |Aug precipitation days = 1.6 |Sep precipitation days = 4.6 |Oct precipitation days = 5.3 |Nov precipitation days = 5.6 |Dec precipitation days = 6.1 |year precipitation days = 49.4 |Jan humidity = 75 |Feb humidity = 73 |Mar humidity = 73 |Apr humidity = 74 |May humidity = 74 |Jun humidity = 70 |Jul humidity = 69 |Aug humidity = 70 |Sep humidity = 72 |Oct humidity = 76 |Nov humidity = 75 |Dec humidity = 75 |year humidity = |Jan sun = 143.4 |Feb sun = 152.5 |Mar sun = 201.9 |Apr sun = 223.9 |May sun = 289.5 |Jun sun = 312.3 |Jul sun = 363.4 |Aug sun = 321.7 |Sep sun = 231.8 |Oct sun = 183.7 |Nov sun = 171.3 |Dec sun = 152.6 |year sun = |source 1 = Institut National de la Météorologie (humidity 1961–1990, sun 1981-2010)<ref name=IMN1>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219211209/http://data.transport.tn/dataset/9e1ed3a1-69f5-4ef9-a05e-daa8126fdb7c/resource/acf0d32e-92b3-4247-9281-1b3a1587d23f/download/normales_1981_2010.txt | archive-date = 19 December 2019 | url = http://data.transport.tn/dataset/9e1ed3a1-69f5-4ef9-a05e-daa8126fdb7c/resource/acf0d32e-92b3-4247-9281-1b3a1587d23f | title = Les normales climatiques en Tunisie entre 1981 2010 | publisher = Ministère du Transport | language = fr | access-date = 26 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=IMN2>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221032155/http://data.transport.tn/dataset/c8d4b465-056c-41e2-a666-05160d19784e/resource/3d38ac83-8a3c-4207-b327-9684131292b3/download/normales_1961_1990.txt | archive-date = 21 December 2019 | url = http://data.transport.tn/dataset/normales-climatiques-en-tunisie-entre-1961-1990/resource/3d38ac83-8a3c-4207-b327-9684131292b3 | title = Données normales climatiques 1961-1990 | publisher = Ministère du Transport | language = fr | access-date = 26 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=IMNextremes>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221032448/http://data.transport.tn/dataset/b19bf5d3-5f47-43a3-befc-80a4f4f1d267/resource/0f4ff280-9f86-4e4f-bc18-29df886c2a30/download/extremes.txt | archive-date = 21 December 2019 | url = http://data.transport.tn/dataset/extremes-climatiques-en-tunisie/resource/0f4ff280-9f86-4e4f-bc18-29df886c2a30 | title = Les extrêmes climatiques en Tunisie | publisher = Ministère du Transport | language = fr | access-date = 26 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=IMNclimate>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221032448/https://www.meteo.tn/index.php/donnees-climatiques | archive-date = 21 December 2019 | url = https://www.meteo.tn/index.php/donnees-climatiques | title = Période ensoleillée 1981-2010 climatiques en Tunisie | publisher = Ministère du Transport | language = fr | access-date = 26 December 2019}}</ref><ref>The Station ID for Nabeul is 12828111. {{cite web |url=http://data.transport.tn/dataset/reseau-des-stations-meteorologiques-synoptiques/resource/9d68c101-4789-4e6a-bdff-8952d727c0c1 |title=Réseau des stations météorologiques synoptiques de la Tunisie |publisher=Ministère du Transport |language=fr |access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> |source 2 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Tunisia/CSV/Nabeul_60728.csv | title = Climate Normals 1991-2020 | website = NOAA.gov | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 18 September 2018}}</ref> }}

== Economy == Nabeul's modern economy is based primarily on tourism. The most famous hotels are mainly located at the seaside. The most known tourist resorts in Nabeul include the Roman archaeological site of Neapolis (positioned 2 kilometres away from downtown), the archaeological museum which offers ceramic and Punic statues dating back to the seventh century BC and an important collection of Roman mosaics proceeded from sites of the region.

Souk El Balgha is considered one of the most ancient and special souks in the region of Nabeul. It was dedicated to fabricating and selling the "balgha" heelless slippers made from leather. Souk Haddada is devoted for sheet metal workers. Souk Ezzit is where the traders sold the oil. The weekly Souk that takes place every Friday attracts many tourists and locals. The Medina of Nabeul can be accessed through many doors: Beb Blad, the main entry, Beb el Zaouia and Beb el Khoukha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voyage-tunisie.info/souks-de-nabeul-tunisie/|title=Les Souks de Nabeul, Tunisie | Voyage Tunisie|date=25 November 2017 }}</ref>

== Handicraft == Nabeul also is known in Tunisia and abroad for its handicraft that consists of artistic potteries,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mawdoo3.com/مدينة_نابل_في_تونس|title=مدينة نابل في تونس|website=Mawdoo3}}</ref> especially painted dishes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://misk.tn/%D8%AE%D8%B2%D9%81-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B4%D9%82|title=Redirection to New Misk Website|website=misk.tn}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> as well as for wall tiles.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nabeul.gov.tn/ar/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-2/|title=الموقع الرسمي لولاية نابل | بانوراما المعتمديات|website=www.nabeul.gov.tn}}</ref>

This craftwork was restarted during the first half of the twentieth century through the research of the French Tessier, Deverclos and the Tunisian Jacob Chemla.

== Agriculture == Nabeul's agriculture relies on oranges, lemons, and the bitter orange also known in French as Bigardier.<ref name="auto"/> People of Nabeul also distill flowers of bitter orange, Bourbon geranium, and Damask rose. They sell it mainly in the local souks and export the rest to the world.

== Gastronomy == Nabeul has been famous for its Harissa since the Andalusians arrived in Tunisia in the sixteenth century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noonpost.com/content/20449|title=حكاية سفرة: هذه قصّة "الهريسة" الحارّة في تونس|date=October 26, 2017|website=noonpost.com}}</ref> They brought pepper and stored loads of it throughout the year. This activity called "El Oula" consists of preserving food ingredients all along the season and making it last longer in order to be consumed on a day-to-day basis. Many women in Nabeul are still committed to storing "El Oula" every year.

== Twin towns == *{{flagicon|ESP}} Marbella, Spain *{{flagicon|JPN}} Seto, Aichi, Japan<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|access-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052656/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=23&n=Aichi%20Prefecture|archive-date=24 December 2015}}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed"> Nabeul - panoramio.jpg Nabeul Stadspoort R01.jpg Preparatory Institute of Nabeul, 2015.JPG Здание Сити-центра в Набуле.JPG Апельсиновая чаша в центре Набуля.JPG Rue de la ville de Nabeul, fevrier 2019.jpg </gallery>

== See also ==

* List of cities in Tunisia

== References == {{reflist}}

Category:Populated coastal places in Tunisia Category:Populated places in Nabeul Governorate Category:Communes of Tunisia Category:Catholic titular sees in Africa

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