Abziri also known variously as Abziritanus and Abdiritanus was a

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and

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'' (town) in

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. The town is tentatively identified with ruins near Oudna, in Cartagine,

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History

The town was mentioned by

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and was one of ''the 30 oppida libera'' in

. The town appears to be a native Berber town associated with the nearby

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Bishopric

The town was the seat of an ancient

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which functioned till the end of the 7th century and the arrival of Islamic Armies. The

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was refounded in name in 1933, and exists today as a

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in the

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. * Victor (Catholic Bishop) fl. 390 * Fructuosus Abziritanus fl. 411 *

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(Mexico) July 25, 1953 – April 18, 1968 * Giuseppe Obert (

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) May 31, 2017

References

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