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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 Al-Jazā'ir (nation)  ........  Al-Jazā'ir (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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