Taparura
Taparura is a location within the city of Sfax, Tunisia. It was a former Catholic diocese.
Taparura was originally a town, within Byzacena during the Roman Empire. The town was also an ancient Christian bishopric, who's seat was resident in that Roman town. Only one bishop of Taparura is known, Limeniano, who attended the Council of Carthage in 411AD. The ancient Bishopric survives today, as a titular See of the Roman Catholic Church.Archaeologists have uncovered a Basilica and baptistry.
Taparura is today a modern suburb of Sfax. The modern Taparura is 420 hectares of polluted industrial (phosphogypsy and heavy metals) land located on the coast, impacted by industrial discharges into the adjoining sea.
In 1985 a new development proposal was formulated that would see additional land taken from the Mediterranean Sea, and integrate as an urban park, a beach of three kilometers, as well as residential, commercial and tertiary zones. The first works for its revitalization began in 2006 and consisted of work of depollutions and fillings, the coast of Sfax being affected by the discharges of the phosphate industry .
Coordinates: 34°44′20″N 10°46′34″E / 34.7389°N 10.7760°E
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