Siliana
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Siliana is located in Tunisia
 Siliana
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| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Siliana Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 59,140 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
| postal code | 6100 |
Siliana (Tunisian Arabic: سليانة <phonos file="Siliana.wav">Siliāna</phonos>) is a modern farming town in northern Tunisia. It is located at around Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., 130 km south-west of the capital Tunis. It is the capital of the Siliana Governorate. It is located 4 miles away from Jama where the Battle_of_Zama occurred.
History
Siliana was founded in 1905.
In April 1990 the Silianian people made the first Tunisian revolution against the police, it was the first Tunisian voice ever against the government.
In November 2012, Siliana witnessed clashes between protesters for unemployment and the local police. Both Amnesty International and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay called on the authorities to end the use of "excessive force".[1]
Neighborhoods
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Sports
Siliana is the home of Uss: union Siliana sport, a football team that was founded in 1955.
Education
There is one college in siliana: "Isetsl"[2]
References
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- ↑ http://www.isetsl.rnu.tn/
External links
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