Taoura, known in antiquity as Thagora, is a town and commune in

Souk Ahras Province Souk Ahras () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') in the Aures region in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia. In 2008, Souk Ahras had a population of 440,299 people. Geo ...

in north-eastern

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History

Thagora was a Carthaginian and

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town in the African interior. It minted its own

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coins.

References

Communes of Souk Ahras Province Cities in Algeria {{SoukAhras-geo-stub