Khemis Miliana

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Khemis Miliana
خميس مليانة
City and Common
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Khemis Miliana is located in Algeria
Khemis Miliana
Khemis Miliana
Coordinates: 36°16′N 2°12′E / 36.26°N 2.20°E / 36.26; 2.20
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceAïn Defla Province
DistrictKhemis Miliana District
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total84,574
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Khemis Miliana (Arabic: خميس مليانة) is a town in northern Algeria of around 84,574 inhabitants. It is a university town located 120 kilometers west of Algiers. It was known as Malliana in Roman times, then Affreville during the French colonial era. It should not be confused with the larger city of Miliana nearby.

The Diocese of Malliana is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church of which Khemis Miliana was the episcopal seat.

Geography[]

Khemis Miliana 2015

Khemis-Miliana has an important geostrategic location. It is crossed by the RN 4 and the East–West Highway. A new highway will link the town of Khemis-Miliana and Berrouaghia with Bordj Bouarreridj in eastern Algeria. This project will alleviate the pressure of the Algiers and Mitija highways.

History[]

During the Roman Empire there was a Roman town called Malliana, located near Malliana.

In 1848, the French government decided to give this hamlet, the name of Affreville, named after Monsignor Denis Auguste Affre Archbishop of Paris, who died on the barricades. In 1872, the village became a town. In 1948 had a population of 12,061 inhabitants (2082 of whom were Europeans).

Khemis-Miliana took its current name in 1963, the year the city hosted the first international fair in Algeria.

Notable persons[]

  • , independence activist of the Algerian War, commander of the Wilaya IV, was born there.
  • , said "Prince", a French rifleman who died in Slobozia (now Romania) during the First World War, was born here.

Diocese of Malliana[]

The Diocese of Malliana (Latin: Dioecesis Mallianensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The current bishop is .[2][3]

Known bishops

  • Vittore and Nestorius (Donatism) at the Council of Carthage (411), which saw gathered Donatists and Catholic bishops.
  • Patera attended the Council of Carthage (484) by Vandal king Huneric, after which he was exiled.
  • Bruno Torpigliani (Archbishop: 1 September 1964 – 2 May 1995), Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See.
  • (12 July 1996 – 11 January 2001), Auxiliary Bishop of Paris.
  • (since 29 March 2001), Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau.

References[]

  1. ^ "Wilaya d'Aïn Defla : répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-11.. Données du recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2008 sur le site de l'.
  2. ^ Steph. Antonius Morcelli, Africa Christiana, vol. 1, (Brixiae, 1961) p.211.
  3. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 466.

Coordinates: 36°16′N 2°13′E / 36.267°N 2.217°E / 36.267; 2.217


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