Amourah
| Amourah | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
| Country |
 Algeria |
| Province | Djelfa Province |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 5,879 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Amourah is a town and commune in Djelfa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 5,879.[1]
It corresponds to ancient Amaura, a town in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis, whose bishop, Urbanus, was one of the Catholic bishops whom the Arian Vandal king Huneric summoned in 484 to a conference in Carthage and then exiled.[2][3]
No longer a residential bishopric, Amaura is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[4]
References
- ↑ Statoids
- ↑ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 75
- ↑ Auguste Audollent, v. Amaurensis, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XII, Paris 1953, coll. 994-995
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 830
Coordinates: 34°21′16″N 3°52′15″E / 34.35444°N 3.87083°E
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