Chebba

Chebba (La Chebba, Ash Shabbah, aš-Šābbah, Sheba) is a small city in the Mahdia Governorate of Tunisia in North Africa on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Settlement.official_name: Chebba
Settlement.native_name: الشابة
Settlement.image_skyline: Sunset chebba.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mahdia Governorate
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial

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Chebba (La Chebba, Ash Shabbah, aš-Šābbah, Sheba) is a small city in the Mahdia Governorate of Tunisia in North Africa on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

==History== thumb|left|225px|Ruined tower of Bordj Khadidja at Ras Kaboudia. The city of Chebba derives its name from the headland to the east, which was classically known as Caput Vada (headland above the shoals).