Kasserine Governorate

Coordinates: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°E / 35.167; 8.833
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Kasserine
ڨصرين
UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
1200
+21677
ISO 3166 codeTN-42
Unemployment Rate22%
As of2019

Kasserine Governorate (

Arabic: ولاية الڨصرين Wilāyat al-Gaṣrīn pronounced [ɡasˤˈriːn]; French: Gouvernorat de Kasserine), 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[1] and has a population of 468,925 (2023).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.

Main sights

In Kasserine Governorate exist two of the most famous Roman sites in Tunisia, which are

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.

  • Capitoline temples
    Capitoline temples
  • Public baths
    Public baths
  • Arch of Diocletian
    Arch of Diocletian
  • Public baths
    Public baths

Administrative divisions

Delegation Population in 2021
El Ayoun 19,810
Ezzouhour 23,009
Fériana 55,674
Foussana 43,511
Haïdra 10,847
Hassi El Ferid 21,109
Jedelienne 12,100
Kasserine Nord 70,289
Kasserine Sud 22,299
Majel Bel Abbès 24,462
Sbeïtla 80,063
Sbiba 41,016
Thala 39,512
Sources : National Institute of Statistics

Governors

Below the list of governors of Kasserine since its creation:

  • Mustapha El Khabthani (1956-1957)
  • Hédi Mabrouk (1957-1958)
  • Ahmed Bellalouna (1959-1960)
  • Mehrez Bellamine (1960-1961)
  • Mohamed Besbes (1961-1964)
  • Mohamed Bellamine (1964-1966)
  • Mohamed Triki (1966-1969)
  • Abdessalem Kallel (1969-1970)
  • Taoufik Essid (1970-1973)
  • Hédi Jédidi (1973-1978)
  • Néjib Drissi (1978-1979)
  • Romdhane Rahli (1979-1980)
  • Abderahmen Mokrani (1980-1981)
  • Kantaoui Morjane (1981-1983)
  • Sadok Marzouk (1983-1984)
  • Mohamed Mekki (1984-1986)
  • Abdelkrim Azaïez (1986-1987)
  • Mohamed Ben Saad (1987-1988)
  • Hédi Ayèche (1988-1990)
  • Mabrouk Bahri (1990-1993)
  • Salah Kacem (August–December 1993)
  • Béchir Jamaï (1993-1994)
  • Mohamed Lamine El Abed (1994-1998)
  • Habib Hadded (1998-2000)
  • Slaheddine El Abed (2000-2001)
  • Mahmoud Mehiri (2001-2003)
  • Mohamed Laïd Kidoussi (2003-2005)
  • Hassen Lajri (2005-2010)
  • Mohamed Hafedh Cherif (2010-2011)
  • Slaheddine Amouchi (2 February 2011, fired)
  • Omar Belhaj Slimen (19 February[2]-5 August 2011)
  • Béchir El Bedoui (5 August 2011[3]-27 August 2012)
  • Mohamed Sidhom (27 August 2012[4]-28 February 2014)
  • Atef Boughatas (28 February 2014[5]-22 August 2015)

Sports

Kasserine Governorate's most popular sport clubs are the Union Sportif of Sbeitla and AS Kasserine.

References

  1. ^ a b (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
  2. ^ (in French) « Nomination de 10 nouveaux gouverneurs », Shems FM, 19 February 2011
  3. ^ (in French) « Tunisie : Nouveaux gouverneurs pour Gafsa, Kasserine et Tataouine », Business News, 5 August 2011
  4. ^ (in French) « Mouvement partiel des gouverneurs : 2 mutations et 4 nouvelles nominations », Leaders, 27 August 2012
  5. ^ (in French) « Tunisie - Liste des nouveaux gouverneurs nommés par Mehdi Jomâa », Business News, 28 février 2014


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