borzgane is a type of couscous lightly sweetened by alternating layers of dry fruits, dates, and lamb meat. The Festival of Mayou, also known as the Festival of Borzgane, brings the traditional Keffish couscous up to contemporary taste. Government The city council is composed of 22 members, including a president, vice president, borough chief, six assistants and thirteen counselors. Education Schools, institutes, and faculties include the El Kef Higher Institute of Applied Studies in the Humanities, El Kef Higher Institute of Music and Theatre, El Kef Higher Institute of Information Technology, El Kef Higher Institute of Physical Education, El Kef Graduate School of Agriculture, and El Kef Higher Institute of Nursing Science. Media Radio Le Kef, the regional radio service founded November 7, 1991, covers the northwest of the country. Transportation The transportation company of El Kef is the only company offering a public transit service by bus. The city is linked with surrounding cities by a network of taxis called louage, and with the capital, Tunis, by a regional railway line passing through Dahmani. Sports In sports, the Olympique du Kef, city soccer club founded in 1922 won the 2009-2010 League II Championship. The El Kef Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education runs the annual Tunisian Women's Soccer Championship. Sister-city El Kef has had a sister-city relationship since 1993 with Bourg-en-Bresse, France, officially sealed in 1999 and 2000 with the signing of an agreement of exchange and friendship. Media references In 1855, John Henry Newman published a novel, Callista, which was set in Sicca Veneria in the 3rd century AD (Roman era). People Caelius Aurelianus, c. 5th century physician and medical writer, he translated works by Soranus from Greek into Latin. St. Fulgentius of Ruspe was ordered to be scourged here by an Arian priest in 499 Arnobius of Sicca Veneria (Arnobius the Elder) Gallery Notes and references Sources Tahar Ayachi, El Kef, éd. Office national du tourisme tunisien, Tunis, 2007 Abdelhamid Larguèche [sous la dir. de], Revoir El Kef, éd. MC-Editions, Carthage, 2005 Camille Mifort, Vivre au Kef. Quand la Tunisie était française, éd. MC-Editions, Carthage, 2008 Cornelia Smet, Si ma grand-mère était Keffoise'', éd. MC-Editions, Carthage, 2005 External links Site sur la ville du Kef Voyage archéologique et historique aux origines de l'ancienne Cirta Lexicorient Cities in Tunisia Communes of Tunisia History of Tunisia by location Roman sites in Tunisia Phoenician cities Populated places established in