Thala, Tunisia

Thala
Tāla
تالة
Ruins at Thala
Thala
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 35°34′N 8°40′E / 35.567°N 8.667°E / 35.567; 8.667
Country Tunisia
GovernorateKasserine Governorate
Government
  MayorAbdelmagid Hayouni (Independent)
Elevation
1,017 m (3,337 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
18,230

Thala (Arabic: تالة, romanized: Tāla) is a town and commune in Tunisia. It is located in the Kasserine Governorate since 1956. As of the 2004 census it had 13,968 inhabitants. The altitude of Thala is 1,017 metres (3,337 ft), which makes it the highest and the coldest town in the country.