Salakta
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SUSSE سلقطة |
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Salakta.
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| Nickname(s): Sullecthum | |
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| Coordinates: 35°24′N 11°03′E / 35.400°N 11.050°E | |
| Country |
 Tunisia
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| Governorate | Mahdia Governorate |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,477 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Salakta is a small Tunisian village situated by the sea. The name is derived from Latin Selectum, meaning the selected place.
Salakta has been occupied or ruled by many civilisations, including the Phoenicians, Byzantines, Romans, and Muslim Oubéidines. The attractions include a beach, catacombs, an ancient cemetery and a museum. It is in Salakta that the mosaics "Lion" (with huge proportions, and which is displayed in the National Museum of Bardo)was found.
Though not an established name in Tunisian tourism, Salakta is nevertheless one of the oldest historical sites in the country. Most of this is now under sea, unfortunately. Its population swells from few hundreds to few thousands in summer when most of its people come back from Europe or from other Tunisian regions in order to spend summer.
Salakta is a village in the Sahel, Tunisia located five kilometers from Ksour Essef . (35°24'North, 11°03'e ) Its name is derived from the Latin Sullecthum ( "blessed place" ) because of the beauty of its beach .
The village is attached to the delegation of Ksour Essef in the governorate of Mahdia , it has a population of 3 477 inhabitants in 2004.
The town was a port exporting wheat, and later of olive oils, and wines
The fishing port was successively occupied by the Phoenicians , the Byzantines , the Romans and then the Arabs. The village was a privileged place for the Byzantines under Justinian who used it as a strategic point for their conquests. Belisarius's invasion of Africa began during the Vandal War in 533, not far from Salakta on the Caput Vada .
During the Second World War, both the French army and the German Afrikakorps maintained a military base here.
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