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Thélepte
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Also known as Thelepte

Thelepte () was a city in the Roman province of Byzacena, now in western Tunisia. It is located near the border with Algeria about 5 km north from the modern town of Fériana and 30 km south-west of the provincial capital Kasserine.

Key facts

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Thelepte
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Thermes de Thelepte.jpg
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ruins at Thelepte.
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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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25px Tunisia
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Governorate
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Kasserine Governorate
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Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2004
Settlement.population_total
6046
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Ethnicities
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Religions
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CET
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1
Settlement.postal_code
1250

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Bishopric
  • Present state
  • Fulgentius of Ruspe
  • References

Thelepte () was a city in the Roman province of Byzacena, now in western Tunisia. It is located near the border with Algeria about 5 km north from the modern town of Fériana and 30 km south-west of the provincial capital Kasserine.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thélepte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

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