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12-594: Sbeitla is the capital of the largest delegation in Kasserine Governorate with an area of 1133.5 km. It is located in 33 km in the west of the governorate, and 264 km to Tunis . It has a population of 23,844 (2014 estimate). Sbeitla is mentioned in Norman Douglas 's Fountains in the Sand as being wooded by junipers and Aleppo pines as late as the 19th century, though he found them "bleak and bare" in

24-554: A bishopric in the Roman province of Byzacena . Some inscriptions found in the city suggest that the settlement had success along the lines of others in North Africa during the 2nd century, reaching great prosperity through the olive industry, whose cultivation benefited from excellent climatic conditions in the region. The olive presses found in the ruins of the city further bolster this conclusion. The resulting prosperity made possible

36-502: A Catholic titular bishopric . Sbeitla is located in western central Tunisia. By road it is 33 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Kasserine, 246 kilometres (180 mi) south-west of Tunis, and 166 kilometres (141 mi) south-west of Sousse. The city is known by its semi-arid climate . Thanks to the well preserved archaeological site with its prestigious Roman forum, the cultural activities in Sbeitla have prospered. An annual festival

48-450: A mountain lake and a mountain dam the irrigated Area remains limited to 2930 hectares. The Oil field of Douleb is one of the fields explored by ETAP, since April 12, 1968 and it produces 230 000 barrels\year. In 1974, the field reached it maximal productivity with 1200m per day. The majority of handicraft known in Sbeitla relay on wool processing. Tunisian barnous is one of those handcrafts. Sbeitla's most popular sport club

60-645: Is Union Sportive Sbeitla also known as USS, the club plays in the Tunisian ligue professionnelle 3 before being promoted to ligue 2 in the 2013 season . The team currently plays in the Third Tunisian League. On June 5, 2013, the club advanced to the Quarter-finals of Tunisian Cup for the first time in its history. After defeating Stade Tunisien , the club was eliminated by CA Bizertin . Delegations of Tunisia [REDACTED] Member State of

72-635: Is organised in the forum. The archaeological museum of Sbeitla houses several sculptures and mosaics . It consists of three exhibition rooms: the first one is about the Capsian culture , the second about the rest of Dionysus ' empire, and the third contains two mosaics. Since 2000, the city holds its Spring International festival each year, it is an international celebration where many famous actors like Mahmoud Yacine and authors like Mahmoud Messadi were honored. The city celebrates also its international festival named also festival abadelah of Sbeitla . It

84-1322: The African Union The delegations of Tunisia ( mutamadiyah , plural mutamadiyat ) are the second level administrative divisions of Tunisia between the governorates and the sectors ( imadats ). As of 2006 there were 24 governorates which were divided into 264 delegations and further divided into 2073 sectors. The delegations are listed below, organized by governorate. Delegations of Ariana : Delegations of Beja : Delegations of Ben Arous : Delegations of Bizerte : Delegations of Gabès : Delegations of Gafsa : Delegations of Jendouba : Delegations of Kairouan : Delegations of Kasserine : Delegations of Kebili : Delegations of Kef : Delegations of Mahdia : Delegations of Manouba : Delegations of Medenine : Delegations of Monastir : Delegations of Nabeul : Delegations of Sfax : Delegations of Sidi Bouzid : Delegations of Siliana : Delegations of Sousse : Delegations of Tataouine : Delegations of Tozeur : Delegations of Tunis : Delegations of Zaghouan : The delegations are further subdivided into municipalities ( shaykhats ). Mahmoud Yacine Mahmoud Yassin ( Arabic : محمود ياسين ; 19 February 1941 – 14 October 2020)

96-708: The Byzantines and Berbers of Gregory the Patrician and the Rashidun Caliphate 's governor of Egypt , Abdullah ibn Saad . The Battle of Sufetula ended in a decisive Muslim victory, which shook Byzantine control over the region and signalled the beginning of the Muslim conquest of North Africa . The caliph at the time of the battle was Uthman ibn Affan , who set the army under the leadership of Abdullah ibn Saad . At his arrival to Barqa , Uqba ibn Nafi and his troops joined

108-521: The construction of a splendid forum and other important buildings. The city began to decline during the Late Empire , during which the city was surrounded and occupied by Vandals , a fact that is demonstrated by the appearance of temples dedicated to their gods. The arrival of the Byzantines inaugurated a new period of splendor. In 647, the fields before the city were the site of a major battle between

120-511: The early 20th century. The oldest traces of civilisation in the zone are Punic megaliths and funereal stelae . The region was inhabited by nomadic tribes until the Legio III Augusta established a camp at Ammaedara . Through the surrender of the Berber leader Tacfarinas , the region was pacified and populated under the Roman emperor Vespasian and his sons between 67 and 69, becoming

132-399: The main army and the two commanders prepared together the plan to conquer Sbeitla. The battle was long and hard, and Caliph Uthman sent reinforcement under the leadership of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr . The three leaders prepared a new battle plan and they finally succeeded in taking Sufetula. The Muslim conquest marked the end of the diocese of Sufetula , which was however nominally revived as

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144-452: Was founded in 2000, and it became international in 2013. The economy of Sbeitla relays on handicraft, agricultural and petroleum production managed by ETAP in the oil field of Douleb . Smuggling goods and oil from Algerian Borders represent a major parallel economy activity in the region. The city is surrounded by a large field of agriculture of olive , almond and animal husbandry . It contains 919 shallow wells , 137 deep wells ,

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