Kelibia

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title: "Kelibia" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-coastal-places-in-tunisia", "populated-places-in-nabeul-governorate", "communes-of-tunisia", "phoenician-colonies-in-tunisia", "catholic-titular-sees-in-africa", "ancient-greek-geography-of-north-africa"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelibia" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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History

Known in Roman times as Clypia or Clypea, () the town was founded by the Carthaginians as the fortified town of Aspis () The Siege of Aspis in 255BC was the first battle of the First Punic War fought on African soil.

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At the Council of Carthage (411), which brought together Catholic and Donatist bishops, Clypea was represented by Bishop Leodicius and the Donatist Geminius. Aurilius was one of the bishops whom the Arian Vandal king Huneric summoned to Carthage in 484 and then exiled. Two other bishops of Clypia took part in the Council of Carthage (525) (Bishop Crescentius) and Council of Carthage (645) (Bishop Stephanus).

No longer a residential bishopric, Clypea is now listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.

Sports

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).

Culture

The old church of Kélibia is part of the city’s cultural complex. A building housing a cultural center and a movie theater was constructed in its garden.

Archaeological excavations have also uncovered an ancient synagogue, evidence of an early Jewish presence in the region, identified in particular by its mosaic flooring.

Since 1964, Kélibia has hosted the Kelibia International Amateur Film Festival, the oldest of its kind in the country.

Kelibia today

The main landmark of Kelibia is the recently restored Kelibia 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

|location = Kelibia (1981–2010, extremes 1968–2021) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 23.7 |Feb record high C = 25.3 |Mar record high C = 30.9 |Apr record high C = 32.9 |May record high C = 33.0 |Jun record high C = 42.0 |Jul record high C = 40.2 |Aug record high C = 42.0 |Sep record high C = 38.4 |Oct record high C = 33.2 |Nov record high C = 29.6 |Dec record high C = 28.2 |year record high C = 42.0 |Jan high C = 15.6 |Feb high C = 15.7 |Mar high C = 17.3 |Apr high C = 19.3 |May high C = 22.8 |Jun high C = 27.0 |Jul high C = 30.1 |Aug high C = 31.0 |Sep high C = 28.2 |Oct high C = 24.8 |Nov high C = 20.4 |Dec high C = 16.9 |year high C = 22.4 |Jan mean C = 11.9 |Feb mean C = 11.9 |Mar mean C = 13.1 |Apr mean C = 15.2 |May mean C = 18.6 |Jun mean C = 22.4 |Jul mean C = 25.4 |Aug mean C = 26.2 |Sep mean C = 23.9 |Oct mean C = 20.9 |Nov mean C = 16.5 |Dec mean C = 13.2 |year mean C = 18.3 |Jan low C = 8.8 |Feb low C = 8.6 |Mar low C = 9.9 |Apr low C = 11.8 |May low C = 15.0 |Jun low C = 18.5 |Jul low C = 21.4 |Aug low C = 22.4 |Sep low C = 20.6 |Oct low C = 17.8 |Nov low C = 13.4 |Dec low C = 10.0 |year low C = 14.9 |Jan record low C = 0.3 |Feb record low C = 0.9 |Mar record low C = 3.1 |Apr record low C = 4.5 |May record low C = 7.6 |Jun record low C = 11.0 |Jul record low C = 9.4 |Aug record low C = 15.5 |Sep record low C = 8.3 |Oct record low C = 2.2 |Nov record low C = 4.0 |Dec record low C = 0.4 |year record low C = 0.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 83.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 62.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 50.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 36.3 |May precipitation mm = 22.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 6.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 5.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 3.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 45.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 79.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 74.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 90.0 |year precipitation mm = 560.0 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 9.0 |Feb precipitation days = 7.9 |Mar precipitation days = 7.5 |Apr precipitation days = 5.5 |May precipitation days = 2.9 |Jun precipitation days = 1.4 |Jul precipitation days = 0.5 |Aug precipitation days = 1.0 |Sep precipitation days = 4.1 |Oct precipitation days = 6.5 |Nov precipitation days = 7.6 |Dec precipitation days = 8.8 |year precipitation days = 62.7 |Jan humidity = 76 |Feb humidity = 76 |Mar humidity = 76 |Apr humidity = 75 |May humidity = 75 |Jun humidity = 72 |Jul humidity = 71 |Aug humidity = 73 |Sep humidity = 74 |Oct humidity = 75 |Nov humidity = 75 |Dec humidity = 76 |year humidity = 75 |Jan sun = 169.4 |Feb sun = 177.5 |Mar sun = 219.7 |Apr sun = 243.1 |May sun = 296.7 |Jun sun = 327.9 |Jul sun = 358.8 |Aug sun = 330.1 |Sep sun = 250.3 |Oct sun = 219.4 |Nov sun = 181.4 |Dec sun = 158.7 |year sun = |source 1 = Institut National de la Météorologie (precipitation days/humidity 1961–1990, sun 1981-2010){{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 = 20 December 2019}}{{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 = 20 December 2019}}{{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 = 20 December 2019}}

Twin towns — sister cities

References

Notes

References

  1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=rYIEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Calibia&pg=PA200 George Sale, ''An Universal History'' (1760), vol. 19, p. 200]
  2. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7BxRAAAAYAAJ&dq=Calibia&pg=RA2-PT488 C.A. Schwetschke, ''Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung '' (1822), Volumes 1–2, No. 134, col. 197]
  3. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2IY72YZVZPYC&dq=Calibia&pg=PA363 Pauli Iovii Novocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Historiarum sui temporis (1552), p. 363]
  4. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.2.11 Strabo, Geography, §6.2.11]
  5. [https://topostext.org/work/241#A134.15 Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § A134.15]
  6. in the 5th century BC.Hole, Abigail, Grosberg, Michael and Robinson, Daniel (2007). ''Tunisia''. [[Lonely Planet]], p. 101. {{ISBN. 1740599209
  7. J. Ferron, v. ''Clupea'' in [http://booksnow.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca2/4/dictionnairedhis13bauduoft/dictionnairedhis13bauduoft.pdf ''Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques''], vol. XIII, Paris 1956, coll. 174-176
  8. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, [https://books.google.com/books?id=dO4-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA144 ''Africa christiana''], Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 144–145
  9. Pius Bonifacius Gams, [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/doccontent?id=65154&dirids=1 ''Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae''], Leipzig 1931, p. 465
  10. ''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 {{ISBN. 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 872
  11. https://www.mahj.org/fr/programme/la-synagogue-antique-de-kelibia-tunisie-histoire-et-iconographie-30749
  12. "Période ensoleillée 1981-2010 climatiques en Tunisie". Ministère du Transport.
  13. . (11 August 2021). ["60720: Kelibia (Tunisia)"](https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=60720&ano=2021&mes=8&day=12&hora=6&min=0&ndays=30). *[[OGIMET]]*.
  14. "Réseau des stations météorologiques synoptiques de la Tunisie". Ministère du Transport.

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