Cap Bon

Geographical location

Cape Bon (Arabic كاب بون ) is a Tunisian peninsula. Your Arabic name Ras Adar ( literally means as much as head of the house) has not been able to prevail against the native of the Romance languages ​​form of the name ( Bono or Bona ). The reason for this is seen in influences from the previous Sarazenenherrschaft beside the historical trade relations with the Genoese sailors.

The peninsula of the name -giving Cape Bon is located in the extreme north of the peninsula. From there it is about 140 km from Sicily. To the south, on the east coast, there are Kerkouane and Kelibia. Along the south coast there comes about Nabeul to Hammamet ( Gulf of Hammamet ), two very popular places among tourists. From there, via Grombalia by Soliman (Gulf of Tunis ). To the north are the Zembra Islands.

The Cape Bon peninsula corresponds in its borders the province Nabeul.

The area is farmed intensively ( citrus fruits, olives, viticulture, cereals). Many of these crops and their irrigation methods goes back to the immigration of Muslims ( Moriscos ) and Jewish refugees from Andalusia, which first migrated slowly since the end of the 16th century and from 1609 by the Spanish King Philip III. were driven there massively. The entire region is marked in a special way by Andalusian and partly by Ottoman cultural influences. This applies to the agricultural structures as well as most small-town settlements, with its historic architecture.

Cape Bon is famous mainly because of the Battle of Cape Bon (255 BC) and its importance in the Vandals campaign of 468

Cape Bon