Tébessa
Also known as Tebessa
Tébessa or Tebessa ( Tibissa, Tbessa or Tibesti), the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province in northeastern Algeria, near the border with Tunisia. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most notable being the wall that surrounds the city and its gates. The city is also known for its traditional Algerian carpets. Tébessa was home to over 190,000 people in 2007.
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- Locality
- Tébessa ⵜⴱⴻⵙⵙⴰ تبسة
- Region
- تبسة ⵜⴱⴻⵙⴻⵜ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
- Population
- 194,461
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Tébessa or Tebessa ( Tibissa, Tbessa or Tibesti), the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province in northeastern Algeria, near the border with Tunisia. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most notable being the wall that surrounds the city and its gates. The city is also known for its traditional Algerian carpets. Tébessa was home to over 190,000 people in 2007.
==Name== Tebessa, written '''' in French, was known to the ancient Greeks as () or (, 'Hundred Gates'). This was Latinized as Theveste.
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