Foussana

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Foussana
administration
Country TunisiaTunisia Tunisia
Governorate Kasserine
Délégation (s) Foussana
Post Code 1220
Demographics
population 30,000 pop. (2004)
geography
height 735  m
Foussana (Tunisia)
Foussana
Foussana
Coordinates 34 ° 57 '  N , 8 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 57 '  N , 8 ° 34'  E

Foussana ( Arabic فوسانة) is a city of around 30,000 and a delegation of around 41,240 inhabitants in western Tunisia in the Kasserine Governorate .

location

Foussana lies at an altitude of about 700 to 750 meters above sea level. d. M. in the eastern foothills of the Tell Atlas , which in large parts have a (semi) desert-like character. It is about 325 km (driving distance) in a north-easterly direction to Tunis ; to Kasserine it is about 30 km.

economy

Although Foussana itself has developed into a regional center of trade, handicrafts and services, agriculture still plays an important role in the area around the city.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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