Gulf of Gabès
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The Gulf of Gabes (or Cabès, Cabes, Gaps;[2] Arabic: خليج قابس, romanized: ḫalīǧ Qābis), also known as Lesser Syrtis (from Ancient Greek: Μικρά Σύρτις, romanized: Mikrá Sýrtis; Latin: Syrtis Minor), contrasting with the Greater Syrtis in Libya, is a gulf on Tunisia's east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, off North Africa. The gulf roughly spans the coast from Sfax to Djerba. At the head of the gulf is the city of Gabès (Ghannouche) where the tides have a large range of up to 2.1 m at spring tides.[3] Both Gabès and Sfax are major ports on the gulf, supporting sponge and tuna fisheries, with Gabès being the economic and administrative center.
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Gulf of Gabès | |
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Lesser Syrtis | |
خليج قابس (Tunisian Arabic) | |
Coordinates | 34°00′N 10°25′E |
Ocean/sea sources | Mediterranean |
Basin countries | Tunisia |
Max. length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Max. width | 70 km (43 mi) |
Settlements | Gabès[1] |
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