Fériana
Fériana (Arabic: فريانة) is a town and commune in the Kasserine Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 26,504.[1] It is 35 km from Kasserine and 75 from Gafsa.
Fériana
فريانة | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Kasserine Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 36,504 |
| • Ethnicities | Arab |
| • Religions | Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Located in the southern part of the Tunisian ridge, at 745 meters of altitude, it is one of the highest cities of Tunisia. It has a semi-arid climate in cool winter and receives about 350 millimeters of rain per year. Vegetation is scarce except a few steppes of alfa (spartum lygum) and vestiges of an Aleppo pine forest.
See also
References
- Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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