Sbeitla

Sbeitla سبيطلة
Arch of Diocletian
Sbeitla Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E / 35.22972°N 9.12944°E / 35.22972; 9.12944
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Kasserine Governorate
Government
• Mayor	Fayçal Remili
Area
• Total	437.6 sq mi (1,133.5 km2)
Population  (2014)
• Total	23,844 [1]
• Ethnicities	Arab
• Ethnicities density	142.7/sq mi (55.11/km2)
• Religions	Islam
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
Postal code	1250[2]
Website	Sbeitla Official Website

Sbeitla (Arabic: سبيطلة Sbaytlā^ⓘ) is a small town in west-central Tunisia. Nearby are the Byzantine ruins of Sufetula, containing the best preserved Byzantine forum temples in Tunisia. It was the entry point of the Muslim conquest of North Africa.

Sbeitla is the capital of the largest delegation in Kasserine Governorate with an area of 1133.5 km².^[3] 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).^[1] 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 the early 20th century.^{[citation needed]}