Country Tunisia Capital Kasserine Time zone CET (UTC+01) Area 8,260 km² Area code 77 Clubs and Teams AS Kasserine, US Sbeitla | Created June 21, 1956 Area rank Ranked 4th of 24 Postal prefix 1200 Population 439,243 (2014) ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:TN | |
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Kasserine Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية الڨصرين Wilāyat al-Gaṣrīn [ɡasˤˈriːn]), sometimes spelt Casrein, is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is in west-central Tunisia on the frontier with Algeria, wholly north of the true centre line but the area is south or west of the bulk of the population of the country, based on Tunisia's greater northern rainfall. It covers an area of 8,260 km² and has a population of 439,243 (2014 census). The capital is Kasserine which is at the foot of Jebel ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain, in turn part of the Dorsal Atlas mountains. The mountain and its associated escarpment form its own national park in the province.
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Map of Kasserine, Tunisia
Main sights
In Kasserine Governorate exists two of the most famous Roman sites in Tunisia, which are Sbeitla and Haidra. The Triumphal Arch of the Tetrarchy at the entrance to Sbeitla commemorates the four emperors that governed the empire in the year 300, just before the rule of Constantine I.
Administrative divisions
Ten municipalities are in Wilāyat al-Gaṣrīn:
Governors
Below the list of governors of Kasserine since its creation:
Sports
Kasserine Governorate's most popular sport clubs are the Union Sportif of Sbeitla and AS Kasserine.