Kasserine

Kasserine ڨصرين
Roman Ruins at Kasserine.
Kasserine Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°E / 35.167; 8.833
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Kasserine Governorate
Government
• Governor	Atef Boughatas
• Mayor	Maher Bouazzi
Population (2014)
• Total	108 794
Time zone	CET (UTC1)
Postal code	1253

Coordinates: 35°10′N 8°50′E / 35.167°N 8.833°E / 35.167; 8.833

Kasserine (Arabic: ڨصرين‎‎  Gaṣrīn) is the capital city of the Kasserine Governorate, in west-central Tunisia. It is situated below Jebel ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain. Its population is 76,243 (2004).

In classical antiquity it was a Roman colony, known as Cillium. Under Roman Emperor Vespasian (69-79) or Titus (79-81), it was elevated to the rank of municipium, and under the Severan dynasty to that of colonia (Cillilana). Archaeological evidence remains on site: mausoleums, triumphal arches, thermae, a theatre and a Christian basilica.