Kasserine

Also known as Scilli

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).

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kasserine
Settlement.image_skyline: القوص .القصرين.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Arcade of Kasserine.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kasserine Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Delegation(s)
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kasserine North, Kasserine South, Ezzouhour

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History
Ecclesiastical history
Titular see of Cillium
Geography
Climate
Sports
Notable people
References
Notes
Sources and external links
See also

== 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.