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Siliana

Field	Value
official_name	Siliana
native_name	سليانة
settlement_type
image_skyline	Saliana 2.jpg
imagesize	300px
dot_x		dot_y =
pushpin_map	Tunisia
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Tunisia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	[[Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg	25px]] 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)
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2022
population_total	35,951
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	CET
utc_offset	1
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type	postal code
postal_code	6100
area_code	0021678

Siliana ( **) is a modern farming town in northern Tunisia. It is located at around , 130 km south-west of the capital Tunis. It is the capital of the Siliana Governorate. It is located 10 km away from Jama where the Battle of Zama occurred.

Siliana Dam is located 10 km north of the city of Siliana.

History

During the Second Punic War, the Battle of Zama took place ten kilometers from Siliana. There was a Roman town at that location during the time of the Roman Empire, appearing on the 4th century Peutinger Map.

Modern Siliana was founded in 1905.

In April 1990 the Silianian people participated in the first Tunisian revolution against the police, the first Tunisian opposition to their 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".

Neighborhoods

Siliana has 17 neighborhoods.

Climate

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 423 mm of precipitation falls annually.

|Jan record high C = 26.6 |Feb record high C = 32.6 |Mar record high C = 36.2 |Apr record high C = 36.4 |May record high C = 43.3 |Jun record high C = 45.8 |Jul record high C = 46.9 |Aug record high C = 46.1 |Sep record high C = 43.0 |Oct record high C = 40.0 |Nov record high C = 30.8 |Dec record high C = 31.3 |year record high C = 46.9 |Jan record low C = -6.5 |Feb record low C = -4.0 |Mar record low C = -4.0 |Apr record low C = -1.4 |May record low C = 1.0 |Jun record low C = 5.0 |Jul record low C = 10.5 |Aug record low C = 9.4 |Sep record low C = 8.0 |Oct record low C = 3.0 |Nov record low C = -2.0 |Dec record low C = -4.4 |year record low C = -6.5 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219211209/http://data.transport.tn/dataset/9e1ed3a1-69f5-4ef9-a05e-daa8126fdb7c/resource/acf0d32e-92b3-4247-9281-1b3a1587d23f/download/normales_1981_2010.txt | archive-date = 19 December 2019 | access-date = 2 February 2020}}{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221032155/http://data.transport.tn/dataset/c8d4b465-056c-41e2-a666-05160d19784e/resource/3d38ac83-8a3c-4207-b327-9684131292b3/download/normales_1961_1990.txt | archive-date = 21 December 2019 | access-date = 2 February 2020}}{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221032448/http://data.transport.tn/dataset/b19bf5d3-5f47-43a3-befc-80a4f4f1d267/resource/0f4ff280-9f86-4e4f-bc18-29df886c2a30/download/extremes.txt | archive-date = 21 December 2019 | access-date = 2 February 2020}} | access-date = 18 September 2018}}

Sports

Siliana is the home of USS (Union Siliana Sport), a football team that was founded in 1955.

Education

There is one college in Siliana: "Isetsl"

Gallery

Barrage Siliana-edit.jpg Siliana-centre.jpg Siliana.jpg

References

Notes

External links

References

Kaouther Larbi. (1 December 2012). "Clashes rock Tunisia town as step made toward peace deal". AFP.
"Période ensoleillée 1981-2010 climatiques en Tunisie". Ministère du Transport.
"Réseau des stations météorologiques synoptiques de la Tunisie". Ministère du Transport.
"ISETSL - Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques de Siliana".

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