Sidi Daoud, Tunisia Sidi Daoud ( سيدي داود ) is a Tunisian village located at 37 ° 01 'north, 10 ° 55 'east on the northeast end of the peninsula of Cap Bon , about ten kilometers from the city of El Haouaria .
The village is erected on the remains of an ancient Roman city known as Missua and which had economic relations with Ostia .[ 1]
It has developed around two poles: the mausoleum of Sidi Daoud Ennoubi and a fishing port . Its economic activity is mainly oriented towards seasonal fishing for bluefin tuna , with quite traditional methods practiced since Antiquity .[ 1]
The site houses a wind farm contributing to the production of electric power.[ 2]
History
Sidi Daoud, Cape Bon as shown on the 4th century Roman map Tabula Peutingeriana During the Roman Empire Sidi Daoud was a Roman town called Missua, which was of the Roman province of Africa Proconsulare .
There was a Christian bishopric in the town, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage .[ 3] [ 4] Vandal king Huneric in 484, and Servusdei, who witnessed the Carthaginian council of 525 . Today the diocese survives as a titular bishopric and the current bishop is Paul Vollmar , of Chur .
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37°01′12″N 10°54′36″E / 37.0200°N 10.9100°E / 37.0200; 10.9100
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