Ziama Mansouriah
| Ziama Mansouriah زيامة منصورية | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
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 Location of Ziama Mansouriah in the Jijel Province | |
  Ziama Mansouriah Location of Ziama Mansouriah in the Jijel Province | |
| Coordinates: 36°40′25″N 5°28′5″E / 36.67361°N 5.46806°E | |
| Country |
 Algeria |
| Province | Jijel Province |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 12,642 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Ziama Mansouriah is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,642.[1]
History
In Roman times, it was called Cova and belonged to the Roman province of Mauretania Sitifensis.
Bishop Maximus of Cova was one of the Catholic bishops whom the Arian Vandal king Huneric summoned to Carthage in 484 and then exiled.[2][3][4]
No longer a residential bishopric, Cova is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[5]
References
- ↑ Statoids
- ↑ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 145
- ↑ J. Ferron, v. Coviensis in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XIII, Parigi 1956, col. 1002
- ↑ H. Jaubert, Anciens évêchés et ruines chrétiennes de la Numidie et de la Sitifienne, in Recueil des Notices et Mémoires de la Société archéologique de Constantine, vol. 46, 1913, pp. 115-116
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 875
