Gulf of Gabès

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The Gulf of Gabès is a large, shallow inlet of the Mediterranean Sea along the eastern coast of Tunisia, known for its extensive tidal range and important fishing grounds.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gulf of Gabès canonical 2
Gulf of Gabès region 1

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Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal water body
gulf
inlet of the sea
borderedBy Libyan coast
surface form: Tripolitanian coast (to the southeast across the sea)

Sahel
surface form: Tunisian Sahel
country Tunisia
environmentalIssue decline of fish stocks
habitat degradation
industrial pollution
loss of seagrass meadows
overfishing
phosphate industry effluents
hasCapitalNearby Tunis
hasCityOnCoast Djerba
Gabès
Kerkennah Islands
Mahres
Sfax
Skhira
Zarzis
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
semi‑arid coastal climate
hasFeature extensive intertidal flats
important fishing grounds
large tidal range
mudflats
rich marine biodiversity
salt marshes
seagrass meadows
shallow waters
wide continental shelf
hasMarineLife cephalopods
crustaceans
dolphins
fish
marine turtles
seabirds
hasPart Gulf of Boughrara
surface form: Gulf of Bou Grara

Gulf of Boughrara
Gulf of Skhira
Djerba
surface form: Island of Djerba

Kerkennah Islands
hasUse aquaculture
fishing
maritime transport
oil and gas exploration
salt production
tourism
knownFor clam harvesting
octopus fishing
one of the largest tidal ranges in the Mediterranean Sea
productive fisheries
shrimp fisheries
traditional small‑scale fisheries
locatedIn Arab world
North Africa
surface form: Maghreb

Mediterranean Basin
North Africa
eastern coast of Tunisia
namedAfter city of Gabès
partOf Mediterranean Sea
seaSurface Mediterranean Sea

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Djerba in Tunisia locatedIn Gulf of Gabès
subject surface form: Djerba
Houmt Souk locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Gabès
this entity surface form: Gulf of Gabès region
eastern Tunisia borders Gulf of Gabès
subject surface form: Eastern Tunisia