Kesra Explained

Other Name:Kessera
Native Name:(كسرى)
Nickname:Cusira
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tunisia
Subdivision Name1:Siliana Governorate
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:2854
Utc Offset:+1
Elevation M:966

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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35.8167°N 31°W

Notes and References

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