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Coordinates: - 25000) 36°54′35″N 10°17′12″E / 36.90972°N 10.28667°E / 36.90972; 10.28667
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'''Gammarth''' is a [[seaside resort]] town on the [[Mediterranean Sea]] in the [[Tunis Governorate]] of [[Tunisia]], located some 15 to 20 kilometres north of [[Tunis]], adjacent to [[La Marsa]]. It is an upmarket resort, known for its expensive hotels and shops. Gammarth began as a small fishing village but following independence from France it blossomed into a resort from the 1950s. Tourism now provides the backbone to the local economy.<ref>{{cite book|title=Tunisia|publisher=''[[Eyewitness Guides]]''|year=2008|page=94}}</ref> Gammarth contains many five-star hotels and restaurants and also contains many lavish white villas and coves in the vicinity. Notable villas include Abou Nawas Gammarth and Les Dunes.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=z4lQNCHfS4gC&pg=PA92&dq=Gammarth&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Gammarth&f=false|author=Ham, Anthony; Hole, Abigail|title=Tunisia|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|year=2004|page=92 | isbn=978-1-74104-189-7}}</ref>
'''Gammarth''' ({{lang-aeb|ڨمرت}} {{audio|help=no|Gamart.wav|gāmmart}}) is a town on the [[Mediterranean Sea]] in the [[Tunis Governorate]] of [[Tunisia]], located some 15 to 20 kilometres north of [[Tunis]], adjacent to [[La Marsa]]. It is an upmarket [[seaside resort]], known for its expensive hotels and shops. In the marina bay area, there's a well served pleasance port with a naval shipyard, once privately owned and, as 2023, managed by the public port authority. Gammarth began as a small fishing village but following independence from France it blossomed into a resort from the 1950s. Tourism now provides the backbone to the local economy.<ref>{{cite book|title=Tunisia|publisher=[[Eyewitness Guides]]|year=2008|page=94}}</ref> Gammarth has many five-star hotels and restaurants and also contains many lavish white villas and coves{{clarify|date=October 2015}} in the vicinity. Notable villas include Abou Nawas Gammarth and Les Dunes.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z4lQNCHfS4gC&dq=Gammarth&pg=PA92|author1=Ham, Anthony |author2=Hole, Abigail |title=Tunisia|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|year=2004|page=92 | isbn=978-1-74104-189-7}}</ref>
[[File:Cap gammarth dune.jpg|thumb|left|Gammarth in 1954]]


Excavations at Gammarth Hill have revealed some catacombs and Talmudic inscriptions.<ref>{{cite book|author=Stern, Karen B.|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZHkykGfn5eYC&pg=PA297&dq=Gammarth&cd=3#v=onepage&q=Gammarth&f=false|title=Inscribing devotion and death: archaeological evidence for Jewish populations of North Africa|publisher=
Excavations at Gammarth Hill have revealed some catacombs and Talmudic inscriptions.<ref>{{cite book|author=Stern, Karen B.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHkykGfn5eYC&dq=Gammarth&pg=PA297|title=Inscribing devotion and death: archaeological evidence for Jewish populations of North Africa|publisher=Volume 161 of Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, BRILL|year=2008|pages=297 | isbn=978-90-04-16370-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X2IKAQAAIAAJ&q=Gammarth|title=Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period: Illustrations|year=1968 | publisher=Pantheon Books|isbn = 9780608186108}}</ref> These ancient burial chambers are believed to date to Roman times in the 2nd century when nearby [[Carthage]] was a thriving Roman city.
Volume 161 of Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, BRILL|year=2008|pages=297 | isbn=978-90-04-16370-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=X2IKAQAAIAAJ&q=Gammarth&dq=Gammarth&cd=9|title=Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period: Illustrations|year=1968 | publisher=Pantheon Books}}</ref> These ancient burial chambers are believed to date to Roman times in the 2nd century when nearby [[Carthage]] was a thriving Roman city.


Gammarth also contains a notable cinema complex.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8SkqAAAAYAAJ&q=Gammarth&dq=Gammarth&lr=&cd=11|title=Cinéma et développement en Afrique noire francophone, Volume 3|publisher=Bibliothèque, [[University of Bordeaux|Bordeaux Université]], Pedone|year=1974|pages=152 | first=Pierre | last=Pommier}}</ref>
Gammarth also contains a notable cinema complex.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8SkqAAAAYAAJ&q=Gammarth|title=Cinéma et développement en Afrique noire francophone, Volume 3|publisher=Bibliothèque, [[University of Bordeaux|Bordeaux Université]], Pedone|year=1974|pages=152 | first=Pierre | last=Pommier|isbn=9782233000019}}</ref>


==Education==
== Gallery ==
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[[Center Sidi Bou Said for Languages]] (Centre Sidi Bou Said de Langues et d'Informatique) is a [[language school]] next to the Sidi Bou Said TGM station which specializes in Arabic, with classes in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), classical Arabic, Tunisian Arabic and the various dialects of North Africa, the Gulf and the Levant.
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File:View of the Gammarth beach.jpg|View from a hotel bar in Gammarth. Overlooking the Gammarth bay.
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==See also==
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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyNSKNEshgU YouTube video]


[[Category:Populated places in Tunis Governorate]]
[[Category:Populated places in Tunis Governorate]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in Tunisia]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in Tunisia]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Tunisia]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Tunisia]]



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Latest revision as of 06:49, 18 June 2023

Gammarth
Town
Aerial view of the coastline
Aerial view of the coastline
Gammarth is located in Tunisia
Gammarth
Gammarth
Coordinates: - 25000) 36°54′35″N 10°17′12″E / 36.90972°N 10.28667°E / 36.90972; 10.28667
Country Tunisia
GovernorateTunis Governorate
Population
 (2023)
 • Total15,000 - 25,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Gammarth (Tunisian Arabic: ڨمرت gāmmartⓘ) is a town on the Mediterranean Sea in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia, located some 15 to 20 kilometres north of Tunis, adjacent to La Marsa. It is an upmarket seaside resort, known for its expensive hotels and shops. In the marina bay area, there's a well served pleasance port with a naval shipyard, once privately owned and, as 2023, managed by the public port authority. Gammarth began as a small fishing village but following independence from France it blossomed into a resort from the 1950s. Tourism now provides the backbone to the local economy.[1] Gammarth has many five-star hotels and restaurants and also contains many lavish white villas and coves[clarification needed] in the vicinity. Notable villas include Abou Nawas Gammarth and Les Dunes.[2]

Excavations at Gammarth Hill have revealed some catacombs and Talmudic inscriptions.[3][4] These ancient burial chambers are believed to date to Roman times in the 2nd century when nearby Carthage was a thriving Roman city.

Gammarth also contains a notable cinema complex.[5]

Gallery[edit]

  • View from a hotel bar in Gammarth. Overlooking the Gammarth bay.
    View from a hotel bar in Gammarth. Overlooking the Gammarth bay.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gammarth.
  1. ^ Tunisia. Eyewitness Guides. 2008. p. 94.
  2. ^ Ham, Anthony; Hole, Abigail (2004). Tunisia. Lonely Planet. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-74104-189-7.
  3. ^ Stern, Karen B. (2008). Inscribing devotion and death: archaeological evidence for Jewish populations of North Africa. Volume 161 of Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, BRILL. p. 297. ISBN 978-90-04-16370-6.
  4. ^ Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell (1968). Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period: Illustrations. Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780608186108.
  5. ^ Pommier, Pierre (1974). Cinéma et développement en Afrique noire francophone, Volume 3. Bibliothèque, Bordeaux Université, Pedone. p. 152. ISBN 9782233000019.


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