Kasserine
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Kasserine is the capital city of the Kasserine Governorate
, in west-central Tunisia
. It is situated below Jebel ech Chambi
, Tunisia's highest mountain. Its population is 76,243 (2004). In classical antiquity
it was a Roman colony known as Colonia Cillilana or plain Cillium.
Kasserine Governorate
Kasserine Governorate , sometimes spelt Casrein, is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in west-central Tunisia on the frontier with Algeria. It covers an area of 8,066 km² and has a population of 412,278...
, in west-central Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. It is situated below Jebel ech Chambi
Jebel ech Chambi
Jebel ech Chambi is the highest mountain in Tunisia at 1544m. It stands above the city of Kasserine in western central Tunisia and is covered by a pine forest....
, Tunisia's highest mountain. Its population is 76,243 (2004). In classical antiquity
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
it was a Roman colony known as Colonia Cillilana or plain Cillium.
See also
- Battle of the Kasserine PassBattle of the Kasserine PassThe Battle of the Kasserine Pass was a battle that took place during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II in February 1943. It was a series of battles fought around Kasserine Pass, a wide gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia...