Turres in Byzacena was a

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era '' colonia'' (city) in North Africa. The exact location of the town is unknown but is probably the ruins at Tamarza or nearby ruins of Msilica. Tamarza is located close to the

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n border, 70 km from Tozeur and is surrounded by steep and arid wild country. The site is renowned for its clear water cascades and springs that irrigate the town's park.

Bishopric

Turres in Byzacena was the site of an early

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in Roman times. The

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ceased to function with the arrival of Islam in the 680sAD, but remains a

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of the

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in the province of

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.Joseph Bingham, Origines sive Antiquitates ecclesiasticae (sumtibus Orphanotrophei, 1727) p 529. Bishops Oasis de Tamerza

# Juan Carlos Aramburu Bishop of

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) June 14, 1967 – April 22, 1975 # Bonifácio Piccinini Bishop of

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) December 19, 1981 – August 16, 1995 # Hil Kabashi Apostolic administrator of southern

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December 3, 1996

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