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Annaba (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.9000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 46 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.7660 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded by Carthage; prospered from 3rd century BCE as residence of Numidian kings; became independent from Rome after Punic Wars; bishopric of St. Augustine from 396 to 430; port and city damaged by Vandals in 431 and by Arabs in 646; captured by French 1832. |
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| Annaba (preferred,C,V)
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| Bône (H,V)
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| Bona (H,V)
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| Hippo Regius (H,V)
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............ | ancient Roman |
| Hippo (H,V)
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| Hippone (H,V)
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| Ippona (H,V)
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Annaba (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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established 6th century BCE |
| city (C) |
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| department capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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