title: Bekalta
text: # Bekalta
  
  Bekalta, (Arabic: البقالطة, romanized: al-Biqāliṭa), is a Tunisian coastal town, around 30 km. south of Monastir and around 14 km. northeast of Mahdia. The main activities of the local population are agriculture and fishing. It gives its name to the Baklouti pepper.
  
  