El Alia

This article is about the town in northern Tunisia. For the town in Algeria, see El Allia.
El Alia
Commune and town
Country  Tunisia
Governorate Bizerte Governorate
Population (2014)
 • Total 27,075
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

El Alia is a town and commune in the Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia.

It was the ancient Uzalis in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, which became a Christian bishopric that is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[1]

It is not to be confused with El Alia Cemetery, which is in Algeria

See also

References

  1. ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 1003

Coordinates: 37°10′N 10°02′E / 37.167°N 10.033°E / 37.167; 10.033

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