Which Tunisian peninsula forms the country’s northeastern tip? Cap Bon.
Cap Bon is the broad peninsula projecting from northeastern Tunisia between the Gulf of Tunis and the Gulf of Hammamet. It forms one of the country’s most recognizable geographic features and is administered largely as Nabeul Governorate. The name can refer both to the peninsula and to its northernmost headland.
The region has several names. Cap Bon means “Good Cape,” while historical and local forms include Res et-Teib, Ra’s at Tib, and the Sharik or Shrīk Peninsula. In antiquity, the northern cape was known as Cape Hermaeum or the Cape of Mercury, reflecting the area’s importance to Mediterranean seafarers.
Cap Bon is not the same as Ras ben Sakka, which is Tunisia’s northernmost point on the country’s northwestern coast. Nor should it be confused with Dakhla Peninsula in Western Sahara or Cape Three Forks in Morocco. Settlements on Cap Bon include Nabeul, Kelibia, Korba, and El Haouaria. The peninsula also preserves the ruins of Kerkouane, a Punic town, adding archaeological importance to its fertile agricultural and coastal setting.