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Sétif (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 11 27 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.1911 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 24 46 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.4137 decimal degrees |
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Note: Town that is tite of an ancient veterans' colony established by Roman emperor Nerva in 97 CE; town declined, but revived under French 1838; ruins of Byzantine citadel lie to the N; Roman necropolis was discovered in 1959 near the center of town; is agricultural center for grain. |
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| Sétif (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Sétif (French-P,U,N)
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| سطيف (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| Stif (C,V,S)
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| Setif (C,U,English)
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| סטיף (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Colonia Nerviana Augusta Martialis Veteranorum Sitifensium (H,V)
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| Colonia Sitifis (H,V,Latin,U)
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| Sitifis (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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Sétif (province) (P) |
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Sétif (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 97 CE |
| town (C) |
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| department capital (C) |
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of Stif department after 1981 |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Mauretania Sitifensis, 297 AD |
| Ancient Roman (H) |
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