Beja, Tunisia Attractions
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Chief town of the governorate of Béja
The flourishing agricultural center of Béja, chief town of the governorate of that name, lies in the fertile Medjerda valley, in the foothills of Djebel Acheul. The town owed its prosperity in the past to the growing of grain, but this has now given place to sugar-cane. The crop is processed in a sugar refinery in the town.
History
The site, known in antiquity as Vaga, is believed to have been occupied since the sixth century B.C. In 146 B.C. it became part of Masinissa's kingdom, and in 109 B.C. was conquered by Metellus.
The flourishing agricultural center of Béja, chief town of the governorate of that name, lies in the fertile Medjerda valley, in the foothills of Djebel Acheul. The town owed its prosperity in the past to the growing of grain, but this has now given place to sugar-cane. The crop is processed in a sugar refinery in the town.
History
The site, known in antiquity as Vaga, is believed to have been occupied since the sixth century B.C. In 146 B.C. it became part of Masinissa's kingdom, and in 109 B.C. was conquered by Metellus.
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