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Also known as Ammaedara (ancient Roman name)

Haïdra () is a municipality in western Tunisia, containing the ruins of Ammaedara, one of the oldest Roman cities in Africa. It was a diocese and is now a Roman Catholic titular see.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Haïdra
Settlement.native_name
حيدرة
Settlement.image_skyline
Haidra_Tunisie.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Archaeology site of Haidra
Settlement.pushpin_map
Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kasserine Governorate
Settlement.leader_title1
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1
Kamel Boudhiafi (Nidaa Tounes)
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_total
3451
Settlement.population_as_of
2014
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
CET

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Wikidata facts

Country
Tunisia
Population
3100
Image
HDFRE V4 D477 Restoration of the Byzantine citadelle of Haidra Tunisia, after Saladin.png
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Commons category
Haïdra
postal code
1221
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ecclesiastical history
  • Titular see
  • Notable people
  • Population
  • References
  • Source and external links

Haïdra () is a municipality in western Tunisia, containing the ruins of Ammaedara, one of the oldest Roman cities in Africa. It was a diocese and is now a Roman Catholic titular see.

== History == Ammaedara was on the border between the valleys and the Berber tribes and was part of the Roman province of Byzacena.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haïdra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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