Icosium
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For the genus of beetles, see Icosium (genus).
Icosium (Punic: ʾY KSM, "Island of the Owls"; Greek: Ἰκόσιον, Ikósion) was a Phoenician and Punic settlement[1] in modern-day Algeria. It was part of Numidia and later became an important Roman colony[2] and an early medieval bishopric (now a Latin titular see) in the casbah area of modern Algiers.[3]
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Location | Algeria |
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Region | Algiers Province |
Coordinates | 36.7763°N 3.0585°E / 36.7763; 3.0585 |
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