Salakta

Government

Salakta ( سلقطة ) is a small Tunisian port city on the Mediterranean. The name derives from the Latin Sullecthum and means something like " the chosen place ."

History

Salakta has a checkered history and was occupied or ruled by many different peoples. The main influences come from the Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines and the Muslim Hafsids.

In the Roman period Salakta was an important trading port; for the Byzantines was the place during the restorations imperii under Justinian I of strategic relevance: as Belisarius's invasion Africas began during the Vandal War in 533 far from Salakta at Caput Vada.

During the Second World War, both the French Army and the German Afrika Korps talked a military base here.

Attractions and Tourism

Worth seeing and worth a visit are the beaches, the catacombs, an ancient cemetery and the archaeological museum, founded in 1980. The museum displays archaeological finds from the area, especially terracotta as well as a large mosaic of a Barbary lion. The mosaic has a height of about 3 meters and dates from the 3rd century. In the vicinity are the megalithic necropolis.

Although for tourism from abroad Salakta does not play a big role, it still is one of the oldest historical sites in the country. The largest part of the ancient settlement is now below sea level. The population of Salakta hundred people developed, not least because of tourism and the attractiveness of the beaches of a few to several thousand today.

Other Information

In the Catholic Church suffragan bishops are ordained to the so-called titular bishop of Sullectum, eluting with Sullectum the area of Salakta is meant. Currently, Ulrich Boom, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Würzburg, the Titular Bishop of Sullectum.

A web portal for the Francophone Tunisians is named after Salakta because the town is one of the most beautiful places in Tunisia and is associated with nature and tradition, relaxation and homecoming.