Thelepte

Thelepte
ruins at Thelepte.
ruins at Thelepte.
Thelepte is located in Tunisia
Thelepte
Thelepte
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 34°58′33″N 8°35′38″E / 34.97583°N 8.59389°E / 34.97583; 8.59389
Country Tunisia
GovernorateKasserine Governorate
Population
 (2004)
 • Total6,046 [1]
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)

Thelepte (Berber languages: تلابت) was a city in the Roman province of Byzacena, now in western Tunisia. It is located near the border with Algeria about 5 km north from the modern town of Fériana and 30 km south-west of the provincial capital Kasserine.