Haïdra

Also known as Ammaedara (ancient Roman name)

Haïdra () is a municipality in western Tunisia, containing the ruins of Ammaedara, one of the oldest Roman cities in Africa. It was a diocese and is now a Roman Catholic titular see.

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Settlement.official_name: Haïdra
Settlement.native_name: حيدرة
Settlement.image_skyline: Haidra_Tunisie.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Archaeology site of Haidra
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kasserine Governorate
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1: Kamel Boudhiafi (Nidaa Tounes)
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_total: 3451
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Population: 3100
Image: HDFRE V4 D477 Restoration of the Byzantine citadelle of Haidra Tunisia, after Saladin.png

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Commons category: Haïdra
postal code: 1221

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Haïdra () is a municipality in western Tunisia, containing the ruins of Ammaedara, one of the oldest Roman cities in Africa. It was a diocese and is now a Roman Catholic titular see.

== History == Ammaedara was on the border between the valleys and the Berber tribes and was part of the Roman province of Byzacena.