Ounga, Tunisia

Coordinates: 34°28′06″N 10°24′47″E / 34.46833°N 10.41306°E / 34.46833; 10.41306
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Ounga
Maqom Hadesh
Macomades Minores
Macomades Iunca
The Byzantine fort at Ounga
Ounga, Tunisia is located in Tunisia
Ounga, Tunisia
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LocationTunisia
Coordinates34°28′06″N 10°24′47″E / 34.46833°N 10.41306°E / 34.46833; 10.41306

Ounga, also known as Younga and Jounga, is an archaeological site on the

Mediterranean coast.[1] The area is also known for its oil fields.[2][3]

History

Ounga was a

Tacape and the road branching off to Sufetula.[6]

After the

latinized to Macomades. It was variously distinguished from the Macomades in present-day Algeria as Macomades Minores ("Lesser Macomades") during the early empire[7] and as Macomades Iunci, Iunca, Lunci, or Lunca under the later empire.[8]

The name of the city changed in the 4th century. In ancient times, Ounga was the site of Christian activity that produced various religious buildings. Accordingly, it maintained relations with other cities such as

Council of Carthage (412)
. In addition, the city hosted a provincial council in 524.

Remains of the Roman town include three

Byzantine basilicas,[9] city ramparts, a citadel, a vaulted cistern and crypts. Some of the remains show Coptic influence.[10][11][12]

The citadel was identified in 1944 by French archaeologist

Al-Idrissi under the name of Kasr er-Roum (Castle of the Romans). It was transformed in the 9th century by the Aghlabids, who modified the upper part of the walls. Poinssot identifies Younga as the new name of the city of Macomades Minores, also called Macomades Lunci or Lunca. The discovery in 1936 of a fragment of a milestone
from the mid-3rd century close to Younga definitively confirmed the relationship.

Bishopric

Ounga was the

Latin Catholic diocese
, about which little is known.

A synod took place on the site in 524 AD and another in 646 AD after the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb.[13] A Christian monastery was founded in the town around 500 AD. Two bishops are known:

  • Verecundus of Iunca
  • Valentinianus, who attended the
    Council of Carthage (412)
    , as above

The bishopric survives today as a titular bishopric, which has been vacant since the departure of the last bishop, Manuel Parrado Carral, in 2008.[8]

Fortress

Bordj Younga

The remains of the

Byzantine fort
known as Bordj Younga are noted for their excellent condition.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 33 F4
  2. ^ Don Hallett, Petroleum Geology of Libya (Elsevier, 26 Feb 2002) p115
  3. ^ Edward Tawadros, Geology of North Africa (CRC Press, 2 Nov 2011) p322
  4. ^ Lipiński (2004), p. 362.
  5. ^ Huss (1990).
  6. ^ Imperium.ahlfeldt.se: Macomades Minores/Iunci, Bordj Younga
  7. ^ R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, R. Warner, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places -Macomades Minores/Iunci Pleiades, 2014
  8. ^ a b Iunca in Byzacena, at GCatholic.org
  9. ^ G. L. Feuille, “Le baptistère de Iunca”, CahArch 3 (1948) pp75-81; P. Garrigue, “Une Basilique byzantine à Iunca en Byzacène”, MélRome 65 (1953) pp173-96
  10. ^ A Ennabli, MACOMADES MINORES (Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1976)
  11. ^ Hachmi Bibi, Mahares. Strategic site, civilization and arts (Tunis, 2002)
  12. ^ Pol Trousset, "Iunci": Berber Encyclopedia, Vol 25, ed. (Eduud, Aix-en-Provence, 2003), pp.3806-3812
  13. ^ Jonathan Conant, Staying Roman: Conquest and Identity in Africa and the Mediterranean 439-700 (Cambridge University Press, 2012) p100

Bibliography

  • Huss, Werner (1990), Der Karthager, Munich: C.H. Beck,
    ISBN 9783406379123
    .
  • ISBN 9789042913448
    .
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