Bordj Toumi

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Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)

Bordj Toumi or Borj Toumi is a town in Tunisia located at 36°45'33"N 9°43'3"E [1][2][3] It is a

Medjerda river.[4] The town is near Dor el Gabsi west of Tunis and at n elevation of 52 meters above sea level.[5]

History

During the

of that town can still be seen today.

The town was captured by Arab armies around the 680s, during the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb.

During

world War 2, the town was caught up in Operation Torch
.

References

  1. ^ Borj Toumi at wikimapia.
  2. ^ Bordj Toumi at geoview.
  3. ^ Borj Toumi at geographic.org.
  4. ^ ordj Toumi, at getamap.net.
  5. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  6. Roman North Africa
  7. ^ J. Ferron, v. Cincari, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XII, Parigi 1953, coll. p833-834.