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Souk Ahras

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Also known as Thagaste

municipality of Algeria

Key facts

Country
Algeria
Province
Souk Ahras (seat)
District
Souk Ahras (coextensive)
Total
812 km (314 sq mi)
Elevation
699 m (2,293 ft)
Density
193/km (500/sq mi)
Demonym
Souk ahrasi
Time zone
UTC+1 ( CET )
Area code
+213 (37)
Climate
Csa
Website
https://www.wilaya-soukahras.dz

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
France
Population
155259
Area
812
Elevation
699
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Mechroha
Image
Souk Ahras 41.jpg
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Souk Ahras
Commons category
Souk Ahras
postal code
41000
category of associated people
Category:People from Souk Ahras
replaces
Thagaste
described by source
The Catholic Encyclopedia
native label
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Encyclopedic overview

Souk Ahras (Arabic: سوق أهراس, romanized: Sūq Ahrās) is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Souk Ahras Province. The Numidian city of Thagaste (or Tagaste), on whose ruins Souk Ahras was built, was the birthplace of Augustine of Hippo and a center of Berber culture.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Souk Ahras” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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