Souk Ahras

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Souk Ahras (Arabic: ولاية سوق أهراس ) is a wilaya of Algeria. Souk Ahras is also the name of the capital. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia. 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. In Roman times it was known as Tagaste, and is the birth place of Saint Augustine of Hippo. Localities in this province include Sedrata and Khemissa.

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• Augustine and His World. Andrew Knowles and Pachomios Penkett 2004 ISBN 074595104X

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Provinces of Algeria

Adrar • Aïn Defla • Aïn Témouchent • Algiers • Annaba • Batna • Béchar • Béjaïa • Biskra • Blida • Bordj Bou Arréridj • Bouira • Boumerdès • Chlef • Constantine • Djelfa • El Bayadh • El Oued • El Tarf • Ghardaïa • Guelma • Illizi • Jijel • Khenchela • Laghouat • Médéa • Mila • Mostaganem • M'Sila • Muaskar • Naama • Oran • Ouargla • Oum el-Bouaghi • Relizane • Saida • Sétif • Sidi Bel Abbes • Skikda • Souk Ahras • Tamanghasset • Tébessa • Tiaret • Tindouf • Tipasa • Tissemsilt • Tizi Ouzou • Tlemcen

Coordinates: 36°23′N 8°00′E