Cape Zebib (french: Cap Zebib; ar, رأس زبيب, ''Ras Zebib'') is a
headland in northern
Tunisia
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near the town of
Metline
Metline ( aeb, الماتلين ) is a commune and town on the Mediterranean coast, in the Bizerte Governorate of northern Tunisia. As of 2004, it had a population of 7,370. It is located approximately north of Tunis, southeast of Bizerte and no ...
. The bay between Cape Guardia and Cape Zebib has the sandy
Skala Beach
Skala may refer to:
Places Greece
* Skala, Patmos, the main port on the island of Patmos in Greece
* Skala, Laconia, a municipality in southern Greece
* Skala, Xanthi, a settlement in north-eastern Greece
* Skala, Cephalonia, a resort in the Io ...
; Skala was also an ancient port.
Bizerte stands on the lowest part of the coast, which thence gradually rises to the cape.
Jebel Kshapta
Jabal, Jabel, Jebel or Jibal may refer to:
People
* Jabal (name), a male Arabic given name
* Jabal (Bible), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
Places
In Arabic, ''jabal'' or ''jebel'' (spelling variants of the same word) means 'mountain'.
* Dzhebel, ...
is to the south-west of the cape.
Cape Zebib sits at the eastern extremity of Bizerte Road. Here, there are two cones high. Near the extremity of the cape, there is a small community. Cani Rocks, north/north-eastward from Cape Zebib, consist of two islets scarcely separated, extending 6 cables in a north-easterly and south-westerly direction, with outlying rocks and shoal patches. To the south-eastward of Cape Zebib, the coast is low with some cliffs and small beaches. These are bordered by sandy hillocks, a cultivated plain, and the village of
Ras Jebel
Ras Jebel, also known as Ras el-Djebel, is a town, commune, and archaeological site on Cap Sidi in the Bizerte Governorate of Tunisia.
The name of the city refers to the summit or end of the mountain, thus evoking the end of the Atlas Mountains ...
, eastward of which, the wooded hills extend to
Jebel Nadur
Jabal, Jabel, Jebel or Jibal may refer to:
People
* Jabal (name), a male Arabic given name
* Jabal (Bible), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
Places
In Arabic, ''jabal'' or ''jebel'' (spelling variants of the same word) means 'mountain'.
* Dzhebel, ...
. Some rocks, covered and uncovered, lie off this coast.
References
Zebib
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