Igilgili

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Igilgili
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Igilgili was located between Icosium (Algiers) and Hippo Regius (Annaba)
Igilgili is located in Algeria
Igilgili
Shown within Algeria
LocationAlgeria
RegionJijel Province
Coordinates36°49′00″N 5°46′00″E / 36.816667°N 5.766667°E / 36.816667; 5.766667Coordinates: 36°49′00″N 5°46′00″E / 36.816667°N 5.766667°E / 36.816667; 5.766667

Igilgili was a Berber town and a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman colony in located in present-day Jijel, Algeria.

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Igilgili was initially a small Carthaginian colony and trading port (Punic: