Camarata (Mauretania)
Location | Sidi Djeloul |
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Region | Sidi Safi, Aïn Témouchent, Algeria |
Coordinates | 35°21′16″N 1°17′14″W / 35.35444°N 1.28722°WCoordinates: 35°21′16″N 1°17′14″W / 35.35444°N 1.28722°W |
Camarata (Punic: 𐤊𐤌𐤀, KMʾ)[1][2] was a Carthaginian and Roman port on the Mediterranean near Siga in Mauretania. Under the Romans, it was part of the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. Its ruins are thought to be those at the mouth of the Wadi Ghazer[3] at Sidi Djeloul in Sidi Safi, Algeria.[4]
History
Camarata released bronze coins stamped with the town's Punic name and a crudely-done head obverse and grapes and an ear of wheat reverse.[1]
After the French occupation of Algeria, the area around Camarata became known for its high-quality iron ore.[5]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b Head & al., p. 889.
- ^ Huss (1985), p. 561.
- ^ De Graauw, Arthur (2018), "North Africa", Ancient Ports, Grenoble.
- ^ "Camarata", Barrington Atlas, 2000.
- ^ Playfair (1878), p. 274.
Bibliography
- Head, Barclay; et al. (1911), "Mauretania", Historia Numorum (2nd ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 887–890.
- Huss, Werner (1985), Geschichte der Karthager, Munich: C.H. Beck, ISBN 9783406306549. (in German)
- Playfair, Robert Lambert (1878), Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis... (2nd ed.), London: John Murray.
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