Bekalta

Bekalta (Arabic: البقالطة, romanized: al-Biqāliṭa), is a Tunisian coastal town, around 30 km. south of Monastir and around 14 km. northeast of Mahdia. The main activities of the local population are agriculture and fishing. It gives its name to the Baklouti pepper. As of 2014 it had a total population of 17850 people.^[1]

Bekalta البقالطة
Bekalta Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°37′N 11°00′E
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Monastir Governorate
Population  (2022)
• Total	20,506
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
Postal code	5090

See also

• Thapsus
• Monastir Governorate