Nigrensis (river)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T.W. Potter Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Apr 21, 2025 03:23 PM
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History
An ancient river of north Africa, placed by the Ravenna Geographer between the Isaris (modern Oued Isser) and the Ligar (perhaps the Siga). Modern identification of the Nigrensis is uncertain: the modern Oued Amieur, Salsaf, Sikkak, and Tafna are all candidates.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/289943
35.0280604104, -1.33793518451
- Associated Modern Locations:
- Uncertain: OSM location of Oued Sikkak (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Nigrensis (unspecified date range)
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unlocated, river, drainage
- Evidence:
- See Further:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 29 Nigrensis fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Oued Amieur?
T.W. Potter, R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Nigrensis (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/289943> [accessed: 06 February 2026]
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