About Qalibiyah

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Kelibia is a town located 50km north of Nabeul . It is not so much attractive to many tourists except for the reason that it is located by the nearby El-Mansourah clean- sanded beach . The main economic activities in the town are agriculture and fishing . The town has a center with mostly fur shops and crowded cafes . It has an attractive small beach with a picturesque port and a small fort . There are also few resorts here . The town is famous for a type of fragrant dry white wine called Muscal Kelibia .

Kelibia is a city of great history that was used as a Berber settlement until the Carthaginian's conquest of the region . It was known as Aspis which means the shield; because of its defensive shape . It remained one of the major Tunisian cities till the 11th century and then it was destroyed on the hands of the Sicilian pirate attacks .
Transportation to and from the city is available mainly from the buses and louages station located at ave Ali Belhouane . Buses run to Tunis (2 , 1/4 hours , hourly) , Nabeul (1 , 1/4 hours , hourly) and El-Haouaria (40 minutes , hourly) . Buses to further destinations run only once per day and go to