Souk Ahras
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Souk Ahras (Arabic: سوق أهراس) is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Souk Ahras Province.
History
The Numidian city of Thagaste on whose ruins Souk Ahras was built, was situated in the northeastern highlands of Numidia, short afterwards, it becomes Roman. It was about sixty miles from Hippo Regius, now called Annaba, and about 150 miles from Carthage (on the coast of present day Tunisia). It was the birthplace of Augustine of Hippo.[1] The city was mentioned by Pliny the Elder. Besides Saint Augustine, there were many other bishops who served Thagaste, among them are:
- Saint Fermin
- Saint Alype, a friend of Augustine
- Saint Januarius
In the nineteenth century it was a French colonial settlement. In the twentieth century mining and the railway brought some signicance and prosperity to the town. Today, Tagaste is in the municipality of Souk Ahras in Eastern Algeria.
References
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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