Ziama Mansouriah
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Ziama Mansouriah زيامة منصورية |
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 Location of Ziama Mansouriah in the Jijel Province |
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 Ziama Mansouriah
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| Coordinates: 36°40′25″N 5°28′5″E / 36.67361°N 5.46806°E | |
| Country |
 Algeria
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| Province | Jijel Province |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 12,642 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Ziama Mansouriah is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,642.
In Roman times, the Ancient city was called Cova and belonged to the Roman province of Mauretania Sitifensis.
It was important enough to become a suffragan bishopric. Bishop Maximus of Cova was one of the Catholic bishops whom the Arian Vandal king Huneric summoned to Carthage in 484 and then exiled.
No longer a residential bishopric, Cova is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.
The ancient diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric, the lowest class, and since had the following near-consecutive incumbents :
Coordinates: 36°40′N 5°29′E / 36.667°N 5.483°E
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