Setifis

Setifis
Roman remains in Sitifis
Setifis is located in Algeria
Setifis
Shown within Algeria
LocationAlgeria
RegionSétif Province
Coordinates36°11′00″N 5°24′00″E / 36.183333°N 5.4°E / 36.183333; 5.4

Sétifis (Arabic: سطيف; Berber: Sṭif), was a Roman town located in northeastern Algeria.[1] It was the capital of the Roman province called Mauretania Sitifensis,[2] and it is today Setif in the Sétif Province (Algeria).

  1. ^ Cancik, Hubert; Schneider, Helmuth (2008). Brill's New Pauly, Antiquity, Volume 13 (Sas-Syl). Brill. p. 513. ISBN 978-90-04-14218-3.
  2. ^ Map of Mauretania Sitifensis (in blue color)