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"At the center of the
African sands, near Sirte and Leptis Magna, one meets
a city called Tacapa. There, the olive tree grows beneath
a very tall palm tree, bellow that a fig, below that a
pomegranate tree, and below this last grow grape vines
: wheat is planted beneath the grape vines and then legumes
and passures ; all of this in the same year and one thing
grows in the shadow of the other", (Pliny, Natural
History, XVIII,LI) |
| Tacapa is the ancient name of
Gabes which was cited in Medieval times (El Bekri and
El-Idrissi XI and XII centuries) and into the XVI century.
It was an important strategic point for which the city
was considered one of the best closing points of the Tripolitan
area. With the wealth of the oasis described by Pliny
in his Natural History, the beauty of its beaches and
the increasing activity of its modern port, Gabes is proud
to have welcomed one of the Prophet Sidi Boulbaba's companions
whose grave is much revered even today. |
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