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Gabès

American  
[gah-bes] / ˈgɑ bɛs /

noun

  1. Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.

Gabès British  
/ ˈɡɑːbɛs, ɡabɛs /

noun

  1. a port in E Tunisia. Pop: 116 000 (2005 est)

  2. an inlet of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia

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In the midst of war Algeria has opened up railroads; Tunis has opened the line from Sfax to Gabès; Morocco the lines from Casablanca to Fez and from the Algerian frontier to Taza.

From Fighting France by Williams, John Lauris Blake

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