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Souk Ahras
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Souk Ahras
Thagaste or Tagaste was a Roman colony in Berber North Africa. It is now called Souk Ahras. It was the birthplace of Augustine of Hippo and a center of Berber culture.
Site Information
Country: Algeria
District: Souk Ahras Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Numidian
Later Cultures: Roman + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Sites, Augustinian places and routes the central Maghreb
Date of Submission: 2002
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