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ID: 1087562
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1087562
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Souk Ahras (inhabited place)  Souk Ahras (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 36 17 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 36.2830  decimal degrees
Long: 007 57 04 E  degrees minutes   Long: 7.9510  decimal degrees

Note: Town located S of Annaba; birthplace of St. Augustine of Hippo (born 354 CE).

Names:
Souk Ahras (preferred,C,V)
Souk-Ahras (C,V)
Souq Ahras (C,V)
Suk-Ahras (C,V)
سوق أهراس‎ (C,V)
Tagaste (H,V,S)  ............ ancient

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Algeria (nation)  ........  Algeria (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Souk Ahras (province)  ............  Souk Ahras (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Souk Ahras (inhabited place)  ................  Souk Ahras (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  settled since ancient times
town (C)

Sources and Contributors:
سوق أهراس‎..........  [VP]
.......................  Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
Souk-Ahras..........  [VP]
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1133
Souk Ahras..........  [VP]
.......................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) V, 541
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) 32SMF0580816224
Souq Ahras..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) V, 541
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 187
Suk-Ahras..........  [VP]
....................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1133
Tagaste..........  [VP]
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1133
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985) V, 541
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 187
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1133
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014)

 

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