Kasserine
Sign in to saveKasserine (, Tunisian Arabic: ڨصرين '''') 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 114,463 (2020).
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- Kasserine
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- 300px
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- Arcade of Kasserine.
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- Tunisia
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- bottom
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- Location in Tunisia
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- Country
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- Governorate
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- Kasserine Governorate
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- Delegation(s)
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- Kasserine North, Kasserine South, Ezzouhour
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- Mayor
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- Mohamed Kamel Hamzaoui (Nidaa Tounes)
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- Imperial
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- 2022
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- 116.330
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- CET
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Kasserine (, Tunisian Arabic: ڨصرين '''') 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 114,463 (2020).
== History == In classical antiquity Kasserine was a Roman colony, known as Cillium. Under Roman Emperor Vespasian (69–79) or Titus (79-81), it was elevated to the rank of municipium, and under the Severan dynasty (193-235) to that of colonia (Cillilana). It became Roman territory following the defeat of Carthage in 146 BC, belonging to the provinces of Africa, Africa Vetus, Africa Proconsularus, and finally Africa Byzacena following the reforms of Diocletian in 314 AD.