| Hassi El Ferid حاسي الفريد | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Kasserine Governorate |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4 711 |
| • Ethnicities | Arab |
| • Religions | Islam |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Hassi El Ferid (Arabic : حاسي الفريد) is a town and commune in the Kasserine Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 4 711. [1] It is 35 km from Kasserine and 75 from Gafsa.
Kasserine Governorate, 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 459,232. 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.
Tunisia (officially the Republic of Tunisia) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering 163,610 square kilometres. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia's population was 11.435 million in 2017. Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on its northeast coast.
Gafsa, originally called Capsa in Latin, is the capital of Gafsa Governorate of Tunisia. It lends its Latin name to the Mesolithic Capsian culture. With a population of 105,264, Gafsa is the 9th-largest Tunisian city.
