Siliana

Siliana
سليانة
Siliana
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°4′55″N 9°22′29″E / 36.08194°N 9.37472°E / 36.08194; 9.37472Coordinates: 36°4′55″N 9°22′29″E / 36.08194°N 9.37472°E / 36.08194; 9.37472
Country Tunisia
Governorate Siliana Governorate
Population (2014)
 • Total 31,251
Time zone UTC1 (CET)
postal code 6100

Siliana (Tunisian Arabic: سليانة‎  Siliāna) is a modern farming town in northern Tunisia. It is located at around 36°4′55″N 9°22′29″E / 36.08194°N 9.37472°E / 36.08194; 9.37472, 130 km south-west of the capital Tunis. It is the capital of the Siliana Governorate. It is located 4 miles away from Jama where the Battle_of_Zama occurred.

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

History

old picture of siliana
Siliana Dam

During the Second Punic War The battle of Zama took place ten kilometers from Siliana. There was a Roman town here during Roman Empire, it appears on the 4th century Peutinger Map.

Modern Siliana was founded in 1905.

In April 1990 the Silianian people made the first Tunisian revolution against the police, it was the first Tunisian voice ever against the 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".[1]

Climate

In Siliana, there is a local steppe climate. In winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSk. The average annual temperature in Siliana is 16.9 °C (62.4 °F). About 423 mm (16.65 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Siliana
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)		 14.6
(58.3)		 17.6
(63.7)		 21.1
(70)		 25.9
(78.6)		 31.1
(88)		 35.7
(96.3)		 35.1
(95.2)		 30.4
(86.7)		 24.6
(76.3)		 19.1
(66.4)		 14.6
(58.3)		 23.6
(74.4)
Average low °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)		 3.4
(38.1)		 5.5
(41.9)		 8.0
(46.4)		 11.5
(52.7)		 15.6
(60.1)		 17.9
(64.2)		 18.1
(64.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 12.3
(54.1)		 7.8
(46)		 4.6
(40.3)		 10.3
(50.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52
(2.05)		 49
(1.93)		 46
(1.81)		 39
(1.54)		 31
(1.22)		 21
(0.83)		 7
(0.28)		 12
(0.47)		 36
(1.42)		 41
(1.61)		 39
(1.54)		 50
(1.97)		 423
(16.65)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

Neighborhoods

Siliana has 17 neighborhoods

  • ons
  • riadh 1
  • riadh 2
  • farhat hached
  • hay monji slim (jlas)
  • jomhoria
  • ferdaous
  • nour ( aben )
  • sinaii
  • al barid
  • nouzha
  • fleha
  • basatin
  • salah
  • tay mhiri
  • zouhour


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"[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kaouther Larbi (1 December 2012). "Clashes rock Tunisia town as step made toward peace deal". AFP. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.isetsl.rnu.tn/
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