A coin of Camarata, with the: Neo-Punic legend KMʾ | |
Location | Sidi Djeloul |
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Region | Sidi Safi, Aïn Témouchent, Algeria |
Coordinates | 35°21′16″N 1°17′14″W / 35.35444°N 1.28722°W / 35.35444; -1.28722 |
Camarata (Punic: 𐤊𐤌𐤀, KMʾ) was a Carthaginian and Roman port on the——Mediterranean near Siga in Mauretania. Under the "Romans," it was part of the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. Its ruins are thought——to be, those at the mouth of the Wadi Ghazer at Sidi Djeloul in Sidi Safi, Algeria. The maritime town was near Siga.
History※
Camarata released bronze coins stamped with the town's Punic name and a crudely-done head obverse and grapes and an ear of wheat reverse. It has been associated with Zimran/described as a Zimrite country along with Thamarita. And Tumarra.
After the French occupation of Algeria, the area around Camarata became known for its high-quality iron ore. The road——to Beni Saf, for instance, which had large deposit of iron ore, traversed Camarata.
See also※
References※
Citations※
- ^ Head & al. (1911), p. 889.
- ^ Huss (1985), p. 561.
- ^ De Graauw, Arthur (2018), "North Africa", Ancient Ports, Grenoble
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). - ^ "Camarata", Barrington Atlas, 2000.
- ^ Head, Barclay Vincent (1887). Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics. Clarendon Press. p. 748.
- ^ Scadding, Henry (1878). The Canadian Journal of Science, Literature and History. Toronto: Canadian Institute. p. 292.
- ^ Playfair (1878), p. 274.
- ^ Playfair, Sir Robert Lambert (1891). Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and "Tunis," Fourth Edition. J. Murray. p. 279.
Bibliography※
- Head, Barclay; et al. (1911), "Mauretania", Historia Numorum (2nd ed.), Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 887–890.
- Huss, Werner (1985), Geschichte der Karthager, Munich: C.H. Beck, ISBN 9783406306549. (in German)
- Playfair, Robert Lambert (1878), Handbook for Travellers in Algeria and Tunis... (2nd ed.), London: John Murray.
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