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Fériana فريانة | |
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Commune and town | |
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| Coordinates:34°57′00″N8°34′00″E / 34.95000°N 8.56667°E /34.95000; 8.56667 | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Kasserine Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 75,000 |
| • Ethnicities | Arab |
| • Religions | Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Fériana (Arabic:فريانة) is a town and commune in theKasserine Governorate,Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 26,504.[1] It is 35 km fromKasserine and 75 fromGafsa.
Located in the southern part of the Tunisian ridge, at 745 meters ofaltitude, it is one of the highest cities of Tunisia. It has a semi-arid climate in cool winter and receives about 350millimeters ofrain per year. Vegetation is scarce except a few steppes of alfa (spartum lygum) and vestiges of anAleppo pine forest.
34°57′N8°34′E / 34.950°N 8.567°E /34.950; 8.567
