Thala (Arabic: تالة, romanized: Tāla) is a town and commune in Tunisia.

[1] The altitude of Thala is 1,017 metres (3,337 ft), which makes it the highest and the coldest[2] town in the country.

[4] Thala was the scene of fierce fighting during World War II, in the late stages of the Battle of the Kasserine Pass.

In a series of defensive actions on 21 February 1943, the British 26th Armoured Brigade, part of Nickforce, and the divisional artillery of the U.S. 9th infantry Division, arriving after an 800-mile forced march, blocked an advance by the German division's Kampfgruppe which, despite coming under the personal command of Erwin Rommel, were finally unable to make headway through fire from British tanks and artillery.

Summers are moderately hot (by Saharan standards) and dry, and winters are chilly and wetter.