Tissemsilt

Tissemsilt lies on the high ground south of the wooded Ouarsenis mountains, where the Tell gives way to the inland plains. A spring bearing the name Aïn Tissemsilt served the people of the surrounding country. To the north, the heights around Theniet el Had carry forests of Atlas cedar, their slopes rising above the more open plateau. The name Tissemsilt comes from the Amazigh language and is associated with the setting sun.