Key facts
- Country
- Algeria
- Province
- Souk Ahras (seat)
- District
- Souk Ahras (coextensive)
- Total
- 812 km (314 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 699 m (2,293 ft)
- Density
- 193/km (500/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Souk ahrasi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Area code
- +213 (37)
- Climate
- Csa
- Website
- https://www.wilaya-soukahras.dz
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Souk Ahras (Arabic: سوق أهراس, romanized: Sūq Ahrās) is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Souk Ahras Province. The Numidian city of Thagaste (or Tagaste), on whose ruins Souk Ahras was built, was the birthplace of Augustine of Hippo and a center of Berber culture.
Etymology