Note: Located 45 km S of Sfax and 10 km SE of Maharès, the site extends for nearly 3 km along the shore; mounds of ruins are dominated by a fortress. It was first documented in the 1st century BCE, existing through the period of the Empire; mentioned in the lists of bishops attending the councils of 411 and 523. It played a strategic role when enclosed by a citadel during the Byzantine period.
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