Berrouaghia
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|official_name = Berrouaghia
|other_name = Birwaghia
|native_name = البرواقية
|nickname = Tanaramusa
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|subdivision_name1 = Médéa Province
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Berrouaghia is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 58,780.{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|title=Algeria Municipalities|website=www.statoids.com|access-date=2018-01-29}}
History
Berrouaghia's historical significance dates back to the Roman Empire, known as Tanaramusa Castra. Tanaramusa was an ancient Roman town and served as the seat of an early Christian Bishopric in North Africa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/titulare_t.htm|title=Titulare T|website=www.apostolische-nachfolge.de|access-date=2018-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204072655/http://apostolische-nachfolge.de/titulare_t.htm|archive-date=2015-02-04|url-status=dead}}[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1716.htm Eintrag at gcatholic.org].{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2t42.html|title=Tanaramusa (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2018-01-29}}
Notable people
- Benyoucef Benkhedda - Algerian politician, leader during Algerian War of Independence
- Mokhtar Mokhtefi - member of the National Liberation Front (FLN)
References
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{{Médéa Province}}
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Category:Communes of Médéa Province
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