| Official Name: | Siliana |
| Native Name: | سليانة |
| Pushpin Map: | Tunisia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tunisia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Tunisia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Siliana Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | Delegation(s) |
| Subdivision Name2: | Siliana North, Siliana South |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Abdelhamid Hamami (Nidaa Tounes) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 35,951 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0819°N 9.3747°W |
| Postal Code Type: | postal code |
| Postal Code: | 6100 |
| Phone Code: | 0021678 |
Siliana (سليانة ) is a modern farming town in northern Tunisia. It is located at around 36.0819°N 9.3747°W, 130 km south-west of the capital Tunis. It is the capital of the Siliana Governorate. It is located 4 miles away from Jama where the Battle of Zama occurred.
Siliana Dam, is located 10 km north of the city of Siliana.
During the Second Punic War The battle of Zama took place ten kilometers from Siliana. There was a Roman town here during Roman Empire, it appears on the 4th century Peutinger Map.
Modern Siliana was founded in 1905.
In April 1990 the Silianian people made the first Tunisian revolution against the police, it was the first Tunisian voice ever against the government.
In November 2012, Siliana witnessed clashes between protesters for unemployment and the local police. Both Amnesty International and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay called on the authorities to end the use of "excessive force".[1]
Siliana has 17 neighborhoods
Siliana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). In winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The average annual temperature in Siliana is 16.9°C. About 423mm of precipitation falls annually.
Siliana is the home of Uss: union Siliana sport, a football team that was founded in 1955.
There is one college in siliana: "Isetsl"[2]