Kelibia

Known in Roman times as Clypia or Clypea,[https://books.google.com/books?id=rYIEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Calibia&pg=PA200 George Sale, An Universal History (1760), vol. 19, p. 200][https://books.google.com/books?id=7BxRAAAAYAAJ&dq=Calibia&pg=RA2-PT488 C.A. Schwetschke, Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung (1822), Volumes 1–2, No. 134, col. 197][https://books.google.com/books?id=2IY72YZVZPYC&dq=Calibia&pg=PA363 Pauli Iovii Novocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Historiarum sui temporis (1552), p. 363] ({{langx|grc|Κλυπέα}}) [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.2.11 Strabo, Geography, §6.2.11] the town was founded by the Carthaginians as the fortified town of Aspis ({{langx|grc|Ἀσπίς}})[https://topostext.org/work/241#A134.15 Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, § A134.15] in the 5th century BC.Hole, Abigail, Grosberg, Michael and Robinson, Daniel (2007). Tunisia. Lonely Planet, p. 101. {{ISBN|1740599209}} The Siege of Aspis in 255{{nbsp}}BC was the first battle of the First Punic War fought on African soil.

File:Cape Bon(Roman Map).png as shown on the 4th century Roman Map, Tabula Peutingeriana.]] Clypea was also the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric.

At the Council of Carthage (411), which brought together Catholic and Donatist bishops, Clypea was represented by Bishop Leodicius and the Donatist Geminius. Aurilius was one of the bishops whom the Arian Vandal king Huneric summoned to Carthage in 484 and then exiled. Two other bishops of Clypia took part in the Council of Carthage (525) (Bishop Crescentius) and Council of Carthage (645) (Bishop Stephanus).J. Ferron, v. Clupea in [http://booksnow.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca2/4/dictionnairedhis13bauduoft/dictionnairedhis13bauduoft.pdf Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques], vol. XIII, Paris 1956, coll. 174-176Stefano Antonio Morcelli, [https://books.google.com/books?id=dO4-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA144 Africa christiana], Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 144–145Pius Bonifacius Gams, [http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/doccontent?id=65154&dirids=1 Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae], Leipzig 1931, p. 465

No longer a residential bishopric, Clypea is now listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 {{ISBN|978-88-209-9070-1}}), p. 872

The town's Kelibia Olympic Club, founded in 1957 and active since 1959, is one of the best Tunisian volleyball clubs. The club has won two Tunisian championship titles (in 1977 and 2003), eight cups (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1989, 2004 and 2011) and an Arab Cup of clubs' champions (in 1998).

Since 1964, Kélibia has hosted the Kelibia International Amateur Film Festival, the oldest of its kind in the country.

The main landmark of Kelibia is the recently restored Kelibia Fort overlooking the harbor. Kelibia is a fishing port and is home to Tunisia's National Fishing School. The town has a population of 52,000 (2014 census).

The 'Muscat de Kélibia', a fruity regional white wine is widely recognized as one of the best of the country.

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|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 23.7

|Feb record high C = 25.3

|Mar record high C = 30.9

|Apr record high C = 32.9

|May record high C = 33.0

|Jun record high C = 42.0

|Jul record high C = 40.2

|Aug record high C = 42.0

|Sep record high C = 38.4

|Oct record high C = 33.2

|Nov record high C = 29.6

|Dec record high C = 28.2

|year record high C = 42.0

|Jan high C = 15.6

|Feb high C = 15.7

|Mar high C = 17.3

|Apr high C = 19.3

|May high C = 22.8

|Jun high C = 27.0

|Jul high C = 30.1

|Aug high C = 31.0

|Sep high C = 28.2

|Oct high C = 24.8

|Nov high C = 20.4

|Dec high C = 16.9

|year high C = 22.4

|Jan mean C = 11.9

|Feb mean C = 11.9

|Mar mean C = 13.1

|Apr mean C = 15.2

|May mean C = 18.6

|Jun mean C = 22.4

|Jul mean C = 25.4

|Aug mean C = 26.2

|Sep mean C = 23.9

|Oct mean C = 20.9

|Nov mean C = 16.5

|Dec mean C = 13.2

|year mean C = 18.3

|Jan low C = 8.8

|Feb low C = 8.6

|Mar low C = 9.9

|Apr low C = 11.8

|May low C = 15.0

|Jun low C = 18.5

|Jul low C = 21.4

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|Jul record low C = 9.4

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|Oct record low C = 2.2

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|Jan precipitation mm = 83.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 62.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 50.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 36.3

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120206121622/http://kelibia.net/ Kelibia city web portal] (Archived copy)
• [http://lexicorient.com/tunisia/kelibia.htm Lexicorient]

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