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El Kef (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on a rocky hill at an important highway junction into Algeria; occupies ancient Carthaginian site; was made a Roman colony by Augustus; today is a market center for grain and cattle; noted for ruins of a rampart, temple and Roman baths. |
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| El Kef (preferred,C,V)
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| al-Kāf (C,V)
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| Al-Kef (C,V)
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| El-Kef (C,V)
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| Le Kef (C,V)
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| Sicca Veneria (H,V)
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............ | Roman |
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Kef (governorate) (P) |
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El Kef (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Africa (province) (P,H) from 146 BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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after 814 BCE |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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of ancient Rome |
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