Souagui

Souagui
السواقي
Commune and town
Nickname(s): Tamada
Souagui
Coordinates: 36°7′0″N 3°14′0″E / 36.11667°N 3.23333°E / 36.11667; 3.23333
Country  Algeria
Province Médéa Province
Area
 • Total 52.7 sq mi (136.6 km2)
Population (2008[1])
 • Total 15,536
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
Postal Code 26033

Souagui is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 19,059.[2]

History

Four kilometers east of the city, excavations in 1927 made it possible to find on the site of Ain Tamda the ruins of a christian monastery and a church, which date from the 4th century.[3] Aïn-Tamda is the site of the Roman town of Tamada.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Wilaya de Médéa : répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion" (PDF). . Données du recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2008 sur le site de l'ONS.
  2. ↑ Statoids
  3. ↑ Seston William. Le monastère d'Aïn-Tamda et les origines de l'architecture monastique en Afrique du Nord. In: Mélanges d'archéologie et d'histoire T. 51, 1934. pp. 79-113.
  4. ↑ J. Mesnage, L'Afrique chrétienne, (Paris, 1912), pp.502–503.
  5. ↑ Tamada at gcatholic.org].

Coordinates: 36°07′N 3°14′E / 36.117°N 3.233°E / 36.117; 3.233


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