Korba, Tunisia

36.5810.87Koordinaten: 36 ° 35 ' N, 10 ° 52 ' E

Qurba (Arabic قربة, DMG Qurba; French Korba; common are the transcriptions Qurbah, Kurba or Kourba ) is a city in Tunisia with 34,044 inhabitants ( 2006) ( 2000: 31,300 ). The city covers an area of ​​1500 ha

Location

Qurba lies on the Gulf of Hammamet, on the east side of Cap Bon, 20 km from the provincial capital Nabeul. The city is situated between Cape Mustafa and Ras Mamoura in a hilly and wooded area and is a center of tourism, known for its particularly beautiful beaches.

Qurba is called because of the many tomatoes and strawberries are grown there also la ville rouge ("red town ").

History

Qurba existed for the Punic period. The present name is derived from the Roman Qurba name Curubis.

Curubis was in the Roman province of Africa proconsularis, which also included parts of northern Algeria near the present-day Tunisia. The city was built in the year 46 BC by two generals of Pompey, Publius Varus Attius and Gaius Considius Longus, as a fortress. Caesar rose to municipium with the name Colonia Julia Curubis. 257 AD Cyprian of Carthage was interned there during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Valerian, later brought to Carthage, where he was executed. From ancient Curubis only a few cisterns and the remains of an aqueduct are preserved.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Naceur Khémir writer and filmmaker
• Nebil Khémir Composer
• Hedi Khlil deputy, former Tunisian Minister of Education
• Nadhir Hamada Environment Minister
• Rachid Yeddes Composer
• Dalel Tangour artist
• Sami Chaabane football player