Hammam-Lif ( ar, حمام الأنف, pronounced hammam linf) is a coastal town about 20 km south-east of

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, the capital of

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. It has been known since antiquity for its thermal springs originating in Mount Bou Kornine.

History

Naro, which means fire, was Hammam-Lif's

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name. In 1883, the French captain Ernest De Prudhomme discovered in his Hammam-lif residence the first archeological ruins of an ancient

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that once stood in Hammam-Lif in 3rd-5th century AD. Hammam-Lif was once the home of

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and

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communities, especially before the end of the French colonial period. Hammam-Lif's most interesting site is probably Dar El

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, which was the residence of Ali II Bey, the 4th bey of

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Sport

The local football team

Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif ( ar, النادي الرياضي لحمام الأنف) or CSHL is a football club from Hammam-Lif in Tunisia. Founded in 1944, the team plays in green and white colours. Their ground is Stade Bou Kornine, which has 1 ...

won the Tunisian championship in 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956 and won the Tunisian Cup in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1985, 2001

Notable people

Ahmed Achour Ahmed Achour ( ar, أحمد عاشور) was a Tunisian conductor. Biography Achour was born in Hammam Lif. After studying law, he studied music and violin at the Tunis Conservatory of Music in Tunis in 1967 where he obtained the diploma of Arabic ...

(1945-2021), conductor and composer *

Wajiha Jendoubi Wajiha Jendoubi is a Tunisian actress and comedian. Biography Jendoubi was born in 1972. Originally from Kairouan, she finished her theatrical studies in 1995. For her graduation project, Jendoubi wrote a play alongside another student and playe ...

(1960-), actress and comedian *

Aly Ben Ayed Aly (russian: Алы; sah, Алыы, ''Alıı'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Nizhnebytantaysky Rural Okrug in Eveno-Bytantaysky National District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Batagay-Alyta, the administrative center of ...

(1930-1972), actor and director *

Férid Boughedir Férid Boughedir (born 1944) is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter. Career Boughedir has directed five films since 1983. His film '' Caméra d'Afrique'' was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. In 1996, his film ''Un été à La Gou ...

(1944-), film director and screenwriter *

Abdelmajid Lakhal Abdelmajid Lakhal (November 29, 1939 – September 27, 2014) was a Tunisian theatre and film actor and theatre director. He was considered to be a professional and versatile interpreter. Recently, he performed classical pieces (Carlo Goldoni ...

(1939-2014), film actor and theater director *

Témime Lahzami Témime Ben Abdallah (born 1 January 1949 in Hammam-Lif) commonly known as Témime Lahzami is a former Tunisian football winger. He was the captain of Tunisia's 1978 World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA Worl ...

(1949-), football player *

Selma Baccar Selma Baccar or Salma Baccar (born December 15, 1945) is a Tunisian filmmaker, producer and politician. She is considered the first woman to make a featured length film in Tunis.Stefanie van de Peer, 'An encounter with the doyenne of Tunisian film, ...

(1945-), filmmaker and producer *

Noureddine Kasbaoui Nur al-Din ( ar, translit=nūr ad-dīn, نور الدين) is a male Arabic given name, translating to "light of the religion", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and ''dīn'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There ...

(1931-1996), actor and director *

Mouna Noureddine Mouna Noureddine ( ar, منى نور الدين, born Saadia Oueslati, 23 January 1937), is a Tunisian actress. The pseudonym of Mouna Noureddine was suggested by Mohamed Hedi Remnissi, an artist working in the theater of Bizerte. Biography ...

(1937-), actress *

Walid Mattar Walid Mattar (born June 7, 1980) is a Tunisian film director. He grew up in Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , populat ...

(1980-), film director

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