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[update] 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 | |
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Commune and town | |
Country | Tunisia |
Governorate | Kef Governorate |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hana Amri (Nidaa Tounes) |
Time zone | UTC+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]
Notes
edit- ^ "Résultats du Recensement 2004: Gouvernorat: Le Kef" Institute National de la Statistique - Tunisie Archived 2015-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "L'Equitation Traditionnelle un patrimoine ancestral à revitaliser – Cheval Tunisie". Retrieved 2024-12-20.