Hammam-Lif

Hammam-Lif (, 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 Ali II Bey, 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 (1945-2021), conductor and composer

Wajiha Jendoubi (1960-), actress and comedian

Aly Ben Ayed (1930-1972), actor and director

Férid Boughedir (1944-), film director and screenwriter

Abdelmajid Lakhal (1939-2014), film actor and theater director

Témime Lahzami (1949-), football player

Selma Baccar (1945-), filmmaker and producer

Noureddine Kasbaoui (1931-1996), actor and director

Mouna Noureddine (1937-), actress

Walid Mattar (1980-), film director

References

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Information and pictures

CSHL: Hammam-Lif's soccer team

Populated places in Ben Arous Governorate

Seaside resorts in Tunisia

Communes of Tunisia

Spa towns in Tunisia