Kalaat es Senam

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Kalaat es Senam, Kalaat Senan, or Kalâat Snan (Tunisian Arabic: قلعة سنان) is a town in western Tunisia in the Kef Governorate. It is the administrative center of Kalaat Senan Delegation and had 15,621 inhabitants (As of 2014 census).[1] The town is a market town for the agriculture in the area, where wheat and oats are grown and cattle and sheep are grazed.

Kalaat es Senam
Commune and town
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Country Tunisia
GovernorateKef Governorate
Government
 • MayorHana Amri (Nidaa Tounes)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Kalaat es Senam is named after the nearby fortress (qalat) built upon the Jugurtha Tableland (a mesa).

The town is located within the territory of the Ouled Boughanem tribe.[2]

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  1. ^ "Résultats du Recensement 2004: Gouvernorat: Le Kef" Institute National de la Statistique - Tunisie Archived 2015-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, in French
  2. ^ "L'Equitation Traditionnelle un patrimoine ancestral à revitaliser – Cheval Tunisie". Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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35°45′54″N 8°20′43″E / 35.7650°N 8.3453°E / 35.7650; 8.3453