The Hammamet International Festival (french: Festival international d'Hammamet) ( ar, مهرجان الحمامات الدولي) is an annual festival of music and art in the coastal city of Hammamet in Tunisia. It was established in 1964 and is held in July and August in the amphitheatre of 1000 seats overlooking the

Gulf of Hammamet Gulf of Hammamet () is a large gulf in northeastern Tunisia. Geography The Gulf of Hammamet is located south of the Cape Bon peninsula. To the other side of the Cape Bon peninsula is the Gulf of Tunis The Gulf of Tunis () is a large Mediterra ...

. It is organized by the

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, which manages and appoints the director. Since 2014, the Centre and the festival have been under the direction of Kamel Ferjani. In the 1980s,

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made appearances, and more recently,

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, Raouf Ben Yaghlane, Leila Hjaiej and French rap group IAM4 have appeared.

References

External links

Official web site (Fr.)
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