Editing Gabès (section)

{{Short description|City in Tunisia}}
{{distinguish|Gabe's}}
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| native_name        = قابس - ڨابس
| native_name_lang   = ar
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Tunisia|City]]
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| image_caption      = View of Gabès bay
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| subdivision_name2  = Gabes Medina, Gabes West, Gabes South
| leader_title1      = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = [[Mohamed Aziz Ibrahim Jed]] <small> ([[SFBT]]) </small>
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| population_total   = 167863
<ref name="Gabesmun">{{cite web|title=Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement |publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Tunisia)|National Institute of Statistics]] |url=http://rgph2014.ins.tn/sites/default/files/resultat_rgph2014_pop_log_menag_com_arron_1.xls |access-date=9 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302143033/http://rgph2014.ins.tn/sites/default/files/resultat_rgph2014_pop_log_menag_com_arron_1.xls |archive-date=2 March 2016 }}</ref>
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| utc_offset_DST     = +2
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| website            = [http://www.commune-gabes.gov.tn/ar/ Official website]
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'''Gabès''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː|b|ɛ|s}},<ref>{{cite web |title=Gabès |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/gabes |access-date=10 August 2019 |work=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Gabès|access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref> {{IPAc-en|UKalso|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː|b|ɪ|s}};<ref>{{Cite dictionary |title=Gabès |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Gab%C3%A8s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827150022/https://www.dictionary.com/ |archive-date=2022-08-27}}</ref> {{langx|ar|قابس|{{audio|help=no|Gabes.wav|Gābis}}}}), also spelled '''Cabès''', '''Cabes''', and '''Kabes''', is the capital of the [[Gabès Governorate]] in [[Tunisia]]. Situated on the coast of the [[Gulf of Gabès]], the city has a population of 167,863, making it the 6th largest city in Tunisia. Located 327 km southeast of [[Tunis]] and 113 km from [[Sfax]], Gabès lies at the delta of the Wadi Qabis, which originates 10 kilometers upstream at [[Ras El Oued, Algeria|Ras al-Oued]] and serves as its primary water source.  

Historically, the town was a [[Ancient Carthage|Carthaginian]] settlement known as Tacapae before falling under [[Roman Empire|Roman]] control. It was later ruined during the 7th-century Arab invasion but was recovered by Sidi Boulbaba, a revered companion of the [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad]] and a patron of the town. Although it experienced decline under the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]], Gabès saw significant growth under French rule from 1881 to 1955, with the development of key infrastructure, including a railway, road network, and port. During [[World War II]], the city served as the headquarters for Germany’s [[Afrika Korps]] until British and French forces retook it in 1943.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabès {{!}} Oasis City, Mediterranean Coast |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Gabes |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Britannica |language=en}}</ref>

Today, Gabès is a thriving commercial hub and oasis, with industries spanning fishing, agriculture, textiles, cement, brick manufacturing, and petrochemicals. Tourism also contributes to its economy, making it an important center in southern Tunisia.