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Gabès (Arabic: قابس Qābis) is the caipital ceety o the Gabès Governorate, a province o Tunisie. Wi a population o 116,323 (census 2004) it is the 6t lairgest Tunisian ceety.
Gabès قابس | |
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Coordinates: 33°53′N 10°07′E | |
Kintra | Tunisia |
Govrenorates | Gabès |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 116,323 |
Soorce: Census | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website |
Gabès wis an integral ceety in the territory o Carthage. Follaein the Seicont Punic War in the 2nt century BC Gabès came unner Roman control wi a new name Tacape.
Gabès is ane o the biggest industrial ceeties in Tunisie. Maist industries are chemical orientit, this is why the ceety affers ane o the best chemistry degrees in Africae frae the University o Gabès. The main industries are:
The fast growin nummers o factories haes resultit in fairly serious pollution o the aurie an Gulf o Gabès. In recent years the govrenment is wirkin on new programs an laws tae decrease the amount o pollution.
Gabès is terminus o a nairae gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) branch railwey frae the caipital, an is the nearest railwey station tae the Libyan border at Ras Ejder. Gabès haes an aa ane o the biggest ports in Tunisie; it is uised uisually tae ship the mineral products frae the ceety o Gafsa.
Gabès will be linked suin wi the naitional motorwey A4 ( Tunis - Ras Jdir )
Gabes haes a warm-simmer Mediterranean climate, characterized bi a het an dry saison an a cuil an arid saison.
Climate data for Gabes | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record heich °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
31 (88) |
37 (99) |
42 (108) |
43 (109) |
46 (115) |
50 (122) |
47 (117) |
49 (120) |
44 (111) |
36 (97) |
27 (81) |
50 (122) |
Average heich °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
27 (81) |
22 (72) |
17 (63) |
24 (75) |
Average law °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
7 (45) |
9 (48) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
17 (63) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
13 (55) |
Record law °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−2 (28) |
2 (36) |
4 (39) |
4 (39) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
12 (54) |
6 (43) |
1 (34) |
0 (32) |
−3 (27) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
18 (0.7) |
20 (0.8) |
10 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
13 (0.5) |
31 (1.2) |
31 (1.2) |
15 (0.6) |
172 (6.8) |
Source: BBC Weather [1] |
Gabès is famous for its traditional Souqs in Jarah; it is an aa kent for its attractive beach an the unuisual seaside oasis (Gabes is locatit on the coast o the Mediterranean Sea). The best pairts o the beach are in the sooth o the ceety (Road tae Djerba). The best ane is the Lemawa or Lemaya beach. The govrenment is plannin tae big a tourist zone thare in the comin years. Gabès haes a unique featur in the warld, in this ceety ye fynd the muntain, the sea, the oasis an the desert. The maist visitit place in Gabès is the toun Matmata.
Place tae veesit:
This site wis addit tae the UNESCO Warld Heritage Tentative List on Mey 28, 2008, in the Cultural category[2].
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