Sers, also Le Sers or Es Sers, is a town and commune in the
Kef Governorate
Kef Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It comprises chiefly part of the dorsal Atlas Mountains and their foothills in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,965 km2 and has a pop ...
,
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
. It is located by road southeast of
El Kef
El Kef ( '), also known as ''Le Kef'', is a city in northwestern Tunisia. It serves as the capital of the Kef Governorate.
El Kef is situated to the west of Tunis and some east of the border between Algeria and Tunisia. It has a population of ...
.
As of 2004 it had a population of 11,927.
Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
Its economic activity is mainly dominated by agriculture, including cereal production.
It is located at the foot of Jebel Maiza (887 m), which is part of the Tunisian ridge. It is described as a "French railway town sitting in the middle of a vast natural bowl that contains some of the most fertile land in the country."Zama Regia
Zama, also known as Xama, is a town in Tunisia best known for its association with the Battle of Zama, in which Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal on 19 October in 202 BC, ending the Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama was a victory for the Roman ...
. Following the defeat of the Carthaginians at the Battle of Zama
The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC in what is now Tunisia between a Roman Republic, Roman army commanded by Scipio Africanus and a Ancient Carthage, Carthaginian army commanded by Hannibal. The battle was part of the Second Punic War an ...
, Zama Regia was romanized as Thusca.
Sers has a local football team, Wided Sportif Sers. It currently plays in the 2nd football professional league.
See also
*List of cities in Tunisia
This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the List of cities in Tunisia#List of cities by Governorate, list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold.
List of most-populated cities
List of municipalities by governorate
See ...
References
Communes of Tunisia
Populated places in Kef Governorate
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