Naro, which means fire, was hammam-lif's punic name. In 1883, the french captain ernest de prudhomme discovered in his hammam-lif residence the first archeological ruins of an ancient synagogue that once stood in hammam-lif in 3rd-5th century ad.
In the late 19th century, hammam-lif, and the rest of tunisia were conquered by france and incorporated into the french empire. Tunisia gained independence in 1956. During the french occupation, hammam-lif was also conquered by nazi germany from november 1942 until may 1943. Hammam-lif was once the home of italian, greek and jewish communities, especially before the end of french occupation.
Hammam-lif's most interesting site is probably dar el bey, which was the residence of ali ii bey, the 4th bey of tunis
