Kesra

For other uses, see Kasra (disambiguation).

Kesra (كسرى) Kessera
Commune and town
Kesra, Tunisia
Nickname:  Cusira
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Siliana Governorate
Elevation	3,169 ft (966 m)
Population  (2014)
• Total	2,854
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Kesra is a town and commune in the Siliana Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 2,490. ^[1] In 2014 this was 2,600. Kesra is in Siliana Governorate near Maktar at 35.8N and 9.36e. ^[2] The town is at altitude of 966m and is near the Jebel Serj national park. During the Roman Empire Kesra was a civitas of the Roman Province of Byzacena called Cusira.

A flat bread made of Semolina is also called Kesra in north Africa.

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  Kesra national park
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  Kesra nature reserve
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  Panorama of Kesra
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  Panorama of Kesra
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  ruins of Kesra Castra.

Population

2014 Census (Municipal) ^[3]

Homes	Families	Males	Females	Total
888	739	1315	1414	2729

See also

• List of cities in Tunisia

References

1. (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
2. Kesra, Splender and miserable un village
3. "التعداد العام للسكان والسكنى 2014" (PDF). ins.tn (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-22.

35°49′N9°22′E / 35.817°N 9.367°E / 35.817; 9.367