Sbeitla
Sbeitla or Sufetula (Berber languages: Sbitla or Seftula, Arabic: سبيطلة ⓘ) is a small town in west-central Tunisia. Nearby are the Byzantine ruins of Sufetula, containing the best preserved Byzantine forum temples in Tunisia. It was the entry point of the Muslim conquest of North Africa.
Sbeitla / Sufetula | |
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Arch of Diocletian | |
Sbeitla / Sufetula Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Kasserine Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fayçal Remili |
| Area | |
| • Total | 437.6 sq mi (1,133.5 km2) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 23,844 |
| • Ethnicities | Arab |
| • Ethnicities density | 142.7/sq mi (55.11/km2) |
| • Religions | Islam |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 1250 |
| Website | Sbeitla Official Website |
Sbeitla is the capital of the largest delegation in Kasserine Governorate with an area of 1133.5 km2. It is located in 33 km in the west of the governorate, and 264 km to Tunis. It has a population of 23,844 (2014 estimate). Sbeitla is mentioned in Norman Douglas's Fountains in the Sand as being wooded by junipers and Aleppo pines as late as the 19th century, though he found them "bleak and bare" in the early 20th century.
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