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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