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Al Qasrayn City is the capital city of Al-qasrayn governorate. It is situated below Jebel Ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain, and is inhabited by 76,243 people according to 2004 statistics. The economy of al-qasrayn depends on different activities, like olive cultivation, oil production, growing of grain, raising of sheep and cattle in addition of the city being a market centre. The city is al ... so very famous for the growing of esparto grass, which is grey-green grass growing up in harsh conditions, as well as production of high quality paper pulp. Esparto grass is a popular water-saving garden plant found in some parts of the world. In the ancient times, it was used for many industries, while nowadays, it is mostly used commercially. The plant is exploited primarily for the production of high-quality book-paper. It is no wonder then that large areas of the countryside around Kasserine and Sbeitla are devoted to this grass cultivation. In spite of esparto grass being a reward for the city's economy, the emission of chlorine from the cellulose factory there causes some pollution to the environment. Concerning the weather of Al-Qasrayn, it is so cold in the winter that one should wear warm clothing.
The main square in the city is called place de I'Independance and is found on ave Habib Bourguiba. There is bus and louage station located 5km to the east of place de I'independence where there are bus services available from and to many cities and governorates. The SNTRI buses run from and to Tunis. The Societe Regionale de Transport de Kasserine (SRTK) also provides services to Gabes, Gafsa, Haidra, Kairouan, Le Kef, Sbeitla, Sfax, Sousse and Thala in different times with different price-rates as some buses running twice per day, four per day and others five per day, putting into consideration how far the destinations are. Red louages also go to different destinations around the whole country.
Al Qasrayn Governorate is remarkable for the existence of Jebel Chambi, the highest mountain in Tunisia. It is located 15km to the west of Qasrayn city and its height is 1544m. Also worth mentioning is that the mountain is covered with snow in winter season. In spite of these hard conditions, the park has a plenty of flourished trees like Phoenician juniper, Aleppo pines and holm oaks. It also has a very resourceful wildlife as there are many wild boars, endangered mountain gazelles, striped hyenas, foxes, Barbary partridges and Barbary sheep. This natural park has been recognized as a nature reserve in 1977. The Pare National du jebel chambi, as known in French, has seen a regeneration of plant life since it received protected status. If you would like to go there, you can only go through a rough track, suitable for 4WD vehicles. After arriving, a trail leads the visitors to the summit, where there is a metal crescent erected by Tunisian boy scouts shortly after independence.
Concerning eateries, there are many restaurants available in the city to the east of place de L'independence which introduce chick¬ens roasting. For breakfast meals, the patisserie in the southeast corner of place de I'independence provides the semolina porridge with halvah and crushed pistachios. Piueria al-Amir al-Saghir also offers multiple options of food like hamburgers, crepes and paninis, and is located 300m west of place de l'Independance in the Complexe Commer¬cial building. The food market can also be found a few hun¬dred meters east of place de I'Independance, just off the main road.

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History of Kasserine

Al Qasrayn governorate is situated in an important historical area. There are some cities in this area that were famous at the age of the roman empire like Sbeitla, haida...+