Map showing Bijga

Bijga also known as Henchir-Bijga is a place in Tunisia, North Africa, near the city of Tunis.

History

During the Roman Empire it was known as Bisca and was a Civitas (town) of the Roman province of Africa.[1] The town was also the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric, which although ceasing to function with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church[2] The ruins of the ancient town can still be seen.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioces/former/to316.htm.
  2. ↑ catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2b64.html.


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