El Alia
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El Alia
العالية Uzalis | |
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Commune and town | |
 Main Street, El Alia | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Bizerte |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 18,410 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
El Aliais a town and commune in theBizerte Governorate,Tunisia.
It was the ancientUzalisin theRoman provinceofAfrica Proconsularis,which became a Christianbishopricthat is included in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees.[1]
It is not to be confused withEl Alia Cemetery,which is inAlgeria.
History
[edit]This city has existed since Roman times. In antiquity, its name was Uzalis[2]while its current name comes from its founder in theMiddle Ages:Ali El Balight. There are still someRomanruinsscattered throughout the city.
The population is largely composed of descendants ofAndalusianswho fledSpainafter theChristian reconquest.Andalusian architecture has left its mark on the ancient city situated at the top of the hill (Djebel H'kima). The new city developed in the plains surrounding the ancient city. Monuments such as the Great Mosque and some mausoleums survived the modernization of the city, the walls and gates surrounding the old city having been destroyed at the beginning of the 20th century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Annuario Pontificio 2013(Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013,ISBN978-88-209-9070-1), p. 1003
- ^Alfred Louis Delattre, Un pèlerinage aux ruines de Carthage et au musée Lavigerie, éd. (Imprimerie de J. Poncet, Lyon, 1906) (deuxième édition), p. 24.
37°10′N10°02′E/ 37.167°N 10.033°E
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