Djebba

Djebba

Djebba also known as Thigibba Bure and Thigibba is a town and an ancient archaeological site is located in Bājah, Tunisia. Djebba is an archaeological/prehistoric site in Tunisia located at Latitude: 36°28'32.45" Longitude: 9°4'53.54"[1] in the Béja Governorate of northwestern Tunisia. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 355 metres located below the slopes of Djebel Gorra, 700 meters above sea level. Djebba also has a national park, which is the subject of a development project

Nearby towns include Sidi Bou Zacouma, Sainte-Marie and Djebel Goraa.[2] and El Aroussa, Djebel Touila in Tunisia . The Ruins of another Roman town of Thibaris are five Kilometers to the north.

History

The name of the town was derived from a prior Romanon the same site.[3] During the Roman and Byzantine era it was a civitas of Africa Proconsularis Province from 330 BC - 640AD)[4] The town has numerous ruins, inscription[5] Triumphal arch and an extensive necropolis excavated by the French.[6] The site includes many megalithic tombs[7] of pre-Punic construction and may indicate a Numidian Royal city at one time.[8] The commanding position overlooking the surrounding plains would make such a location ideal for this.

The town was the seat of an ancient bishopric and a centre in the Donatist controversy. Only two bishops are known the rival bishops Rogatianus 401-411 (Catholic) and Victorius fl 411(Donatist)[9]

Djebba

The Bishopric of Thigibba remains a titular See of the Roman Catholic Church. Known bishops include:

Economy

Today Djebba has a population of 3641 inhabitants at the 2004 count and a post Code of 9042. The economy of the town is agricultureal with the most crops in Djebba being figs, quince (3 types) and olives (15 species), and the region contains 560 medicinal plant.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Thigibba Bure at geoview.info.
  2. ↑ Thigibba Bure.
  3. ↑ Serge Lancel. Études sur la Numidie d'Hippone au temps de saint Augustin: Recherches de topographie ecclésiastique. Mélanges de l'école française de Rome 1984 ; 96-2: 1085-1113.
  4. ↑ R.B. Hitchner, Thigibba Bure.
  5. ↑ Robert Bedon, Amoenitas urbium. (Presses Univ. Limoges, 2002)p293.
  6. ↑ Josephine Crawley Quinn, Nicholas C. Vella, The Punic Mediterranean (Cambridge University Press, 2014).
  7. ↑ TUNESIEN: Route 14 - offroad-reisen.com.
  8. ↑ MARIA CRISTINA NICOLAU KORMIKIARI, Numidian Royal Portrait p351.
  9. ↑ Henri Irénée Marrou, André Mandouze, Anne-Marie La Bonnardière, Prosopographie de l'Afrique chrétienne (303-533) 1298.
  10. ↑ Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 550
  11. ↑ Thigibba at Catholic heirachy.org.
  12. ↑
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