Kesra

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Kesra
(كسرى)
Kessera
Commune and town
Vue panoramique de Kesra Tunisie.jpeg
Kesra, Tunisia
Nickname: 
CountryFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Governorate Siliana Governorate
Elevation
3,169 ft (966 m)
Population
 (2014)
  Total2,854
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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References

  1. (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
  2. Kesra, Splender and miserable un village

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