Sers, also Le Sers or Es Sers, is a town and commune in the
Kef Governorate,
Tunisia
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. It is located by road southeast of
El Kef
El Kef ( ar, الكاف '), 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 ...
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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
Jabal, Jabel, Jebel or Jibal may refer to:
People
* Jabal (name), a male Arabic given name
* Jabal (Bible), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
Places
In Arabic, ''jabal'' or ''jebel'' (spelling variants of the same word) means 'mountain'.
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(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 in what is now Tunisia and is best known for its connection with what is called the Battle of Zama in which on 19 October 202 BC, Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, which ended the Second Punic War with victory f ...
. Following the defeat of the Carthaginians at the Battle of Zama, 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
References
Populated places in Tunisia
Communes of Tunisia
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