Miliana
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مليانة Miliana |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 18 ′ N , 2 ° 14 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
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| District | Miliana | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | DZ-44 | ||
| Residents | 44,201 (2008) | ||
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Miliana ( Arabic مليانة, DMG Milyāna ) is a city in northern Algeria . 44,201 people live here (2008).
geography
Miliana is located in the district of the same name, which belongs to the province of Ain Defla . To the south lies the larger town of Khemis Miliana .
history
In Roman times , the originally Punic city of Zucchabar , which belonged to the province of Mauretania Caesariensis , was located here . Zucchabar was a bishopric in the 5th century, from which the titular bishopric of Zucchabar goes back.
The steam-powered tramway des Mines du Zaccar was operated in Miliana until 1950 .
economy
Near Miliana is Côteaux du Zaccar, an Algerian wine-growing region .
traffic
The tramway des Mines du Zaccar opened up the iron ore mines on Mont Zaccar from 1904 to 1975 .
Web links
Commons : Miliana - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Algeria - largest cities . World Gazeteer. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.