Suk Hamza (
Arabic
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: سوق حمزة), or Ha'it Hamza (
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
: حائط حمزة), is likely the present-day
Bouïra
Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; ...
in
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
. It was founded by Hamza ben al-Hasan ben Suleiman ben al-Hussein ben Ali ben al-Hasan ben
Ali ben Abi Talib.
The town is mentioned in the works of several chroniclers and geographers, including
Ibn Hammad, who was originally from this city.
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Bouïra
Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; ...
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Qal'at Bani Hammad
Qal'at Bani Hammad (), also known as Qal'a Bani Hammad or Qal'at of the Beni Hammad (among other variants), is a fortified palatine city in Algeria. Now in ruins, in the 11th century, it served as the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty. It is ...
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Al-Batha, Algeria
{{Former Islamic cities in the Maghreb
City name changes
Bouïra Province