| Kasserine Al Qasrayn القصرين |
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Kasserine
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| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Kasserine Governorate |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 76,243 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Kasserine (Arabic: القصرين Al Qaṣrain) is the capital city of the Kasserine Governorate, in west-central Tunisia. It is situated below Jebel ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain. Its population is 76,243 (2004). In classical antiquity it was a Roman colony known as Colonia Cillilana or plain Cillium.