Cape Bon ("Good Cape"), also known as Res et-Teib ( Arabic : الرأس الطيب ), Shrīk Peninsula , or Watan el Kibli , is a peninsula in far northeastern Tunisia . Cape Bon is also the name of the northernmost point on the peninsula, also known as Res ed-Der , and known in antiquity as the Cape of Mercury ( Latin : Promontorium Mercurii ; Ancient Greek : Ερμαία ἄκρα ) or Cape Hermaeum .
4-800: The peninsula's northern shore forms the southern end of the Gulf of Tunis , while its southern shore is on the Gulf of Hammamet . The peninsula is administered as the country's Nabeul Governorate . Settlements on the peninsula include Nabeul , Hammam el ghezaz , El Haouaria , Kelibia , Menzel Temime , Korba , and Beni Khalled . Rivers include the Melah and Chiba wadis . Mountains include Kef Bou Krim (237 m or 778 ft), Kef er-Rend (637 m or 2,090 ft), Djebel Sidi Abd er-Rahmane (602 m or 1,975 ft), Djebel Hofra (421 m or 1,381 ft), and Djebel Reba el-Aine (328 m or 1,076 ft). Besides Cape Bon, other headlands on
8-459: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gulf of Tunis The Gulf of Tunis ( Tunisian Arabic : خليج تونس ) is a large Mediterranean bay in north-eastern Tunisia , extending for 39 miles (63 km) from Cape Farina in the west to Cape Bon in the east. Tunis , the capital city of Tunisia, lies at the south-western edge of the Gulf, as have a series of settled places over
12-524: The last three millennia. Djebel Ressas rises to 795 metres (2,608 ft) around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the southern edge of the Gulf. The central part of the gulf, corresponding to the city of Tunis, is favorable to the implementation of a commercial port due to its location of being a well protected area. The famous city of Carthage was built on the gulf shores. 37°0′N 10°30′E / 37.000°N 10.500°E / 37.000; 10.500 This Tunisia location article
16-530: The peninsula are Ras Dourdas and Ras el-Fortass on the northern shore, Ras el-Melah on the short eastern shore, and Ras Mostefa and Ras Maamoura on the southern shore. The ruins of the Punic town Kerkouane are also located here. Djebel Mlezza ("Mt Mlessa") has tombs from the time of Agathocles , which were excavated just before the First World War . This Tunisia location article
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