Hammam-Lif حمام الأنف | |
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  Hammam-Lif Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates:36°44′N10°20′E / 36.733°N 10.333°E /36.733; 10.333 | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Ben Arous Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Ayari (Nidaa Tounes) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 44,207 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
Hammam-Lif (Arabic:حمام الأنف) is a coastal town about 20 km south-east ofTunis, the capital ofTunisia. It has been known since antiquity for its thermal springs originating in MountBou Kornine.
Naro, which means fire, was Hammam-Lif'sPunic name.
In 1883, the French captain Ernest De Prudhomme discovered in his Hammam-lif residence the ruins of an ancientsynagogue that once stood in Hammam-Lif in the 3rd-5th century, when it was part of the province ofAfrica Byzacena.[1] The is earliest known synagogue from North Africa.[2]
Hammam-Lif was once the home ofItalian,Greek andJewish communities, especially before the end of the French colonial period.
Hammam-Lif's most interesting site is probablyDar El Bey, which was the residence ofAli II Bey, the 4th bey ofTunis.
The local football teamClub 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.
| Homes | Families | Males | Females | Total |
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| 14032 | 11634 | 20615 | 21903 | 42518 |
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