Kelibia | |
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| Coordinates:36°51′0″N11°6′0″E / 36.85000°N 11.10000°E /36.85000; 11.10000 | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorates | Nabeul Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | none right now |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 62,993 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.commune-kelibia.gov.tn |
Kelibia (Kélibia) (Arabic:قليبيةQlībiyaⓘ), often referred to asKlibia orGallipia by European writers,[1][2][3] is a coastal town on theCap Bon peninsula,Nabeul Governorate in the far north-eastern part ofTunisia. Its sand beaches are considered some of the finest in the Mediterranean.[who?]
Known inRoman times asClypia orClypea,[1][2][3] (Ancient Greek:Κλυπέα)[4] the town was founded by theCarthaginians as the fortified town ofAspis (Ancient Greek:Ἀσπίς)[5][4] in the 5th century BC.[6] TheSiege of Aspis in 255 BC was the first battle of theFirst Punic War fought on African soil.
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Clypea was also theseat of an ancient Christianbishopric.
At theCouncil of Carthage (411), which brought together Catholic andDonatist bishops, Clypea was represented by Bishop Leodicius and the Donatist Geminius. Aurilius was one of the bishops whom theArianVandal kingHuneric summoned toCarthage in 484 and then exiled. Two other bishops of Clypia took part in theCouncil of Carthage (525) (Bishop Crescentius) andCouncil of Carthage (645) (Bishop Stephanus).[7][8][9]
No longer a residential bishopric, Clypea is now listed by theCatholic Church as atitular see.[10]
The town's Kelibia Olympic Club, founded in 1957 and active since 1959, is one of the best Tunisian volleyball clubs. The club has won two Tunisian championship titles (in 1977 and 2003), eight cups (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1989, 2004 and 2011) and an Arab Cup of clubs' champions (in 1998).
Since 1964, Kélibia has hosted theKelibia International Amateur Film Festival, the oldest of its kind in the country.
The main landmark of Kelibia is the recently restoredKelibia Fort overlooking the harbor. Kelibia is a fishing port and is home to Tunisia's National Fishing School. The town has a population of 52,000 (2014 census).
The 'Muscat de Kélibia', a fruity regional white wine is widely recognized as one of the best of the country.
| Climate data for Kelibia (1981–2010, extremes 1968–2021) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 42.0 (107.6) | 40.2 (104.4) | 42.0 (107.6) | 38.4 (101.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.2 (82.8) | 42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.3 (66.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.4 (72.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 18.3 (64.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 0.9 (33.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | 0.3 (32.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 83.3 (3.28) | 62.6 (2.46) | 50.1 (1.97) | 36.3 (1.43) | 22.0 (0.87) | 6.7 (0.26) | 5.1 (0.20) | 3.8 (0.15) | 45.4 (1.79) | 79.9 (3.15) | 74.8 (2.94) | 90.0 (3.54) | 560.0 (22.05) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 62.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 169.4 | 177.5 | 219.7 | 243.1 | 296.7 | 327.9 | 358.8 | 330.1 | 250.3 | 219.4 | 181.4 | 158.7 | 2,933 |
| Source: Institut National de la Météorologie (precipitation days/humidity 1961–1990, sun 1981-2010)[11][12][13][14][15][note 1] | |||||||||||||
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