Sbeitla

Sbeitla
سبيطلة
Arch of Diocletian
Arch of Diocletian
Sbeitla is located in Tunisia
Sbeitla
Sbeitla
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E / 35.22972°N 9.12944°E / 35.22972; 9.12944
Country Tunisia
GovernorateKasserine Governorate
Government
 • MayorFayçal Remili
Area
 • Total437.6 sq mi (1,133.5 km2)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total38,895 [1]
 • Ethnicities
Arab
 • Ethnicities density142.7/sq mi (55.11/km2)
 • Religions
Islam
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
Postal code
1250[2]
WebsiteSbeitla Official Website

Sbeitla (Arabic: سبيطلة Sbaytlā) is a small town in west-central Tunisia. Nearby are the Roman ruins of Sufetula, containing the best preserved Byzantine forum temples in Tunisia. It was the entry point of the Muslim conquest of North Africa.

Sbeitla is the capital of the largest delegation in Kasserine Governorate with an area of 1133.5 km2.[3] It is located in 33 km in the west of the governorate, and 264 km to Tunis. It has a population of 23,844 (2014 estimate).[1] Sbeitla is mentioned in Norman Douglas's Fountains in the Sand as being wooded by junipers and Aleppo pines as late as the 19th century, though he found them "bleak and bare" in the early 20th century.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b National Institute of Statistics - Tunisia
  2. ^ Postal code of Sbeïtla, GeoPostcodes
  3. ^ (in Arabic) Sbeitla in the official website of Kasserine Governorate