Armua?/Armoniacum (river)
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History
The modern Oued Mafragh in northeastern Algeria, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea between Annaba (ancient Hippo Regius) and Cap Rosa and its primary upstream contributory, the Oued Bou Namoussa, are likely to correspond to the ancient Armua and Armoniacum, mentioned in various ancient sources.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/314890
36.7119577719, 7.95938278225
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Oued Bou Namoussa (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Armoniacvm Fl. (Armoniacum: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Less than certain: flumen Armua (Armua: Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Armua?/Armoniacum (river) next place in route Unnamed place (unspecified date range)
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river, drainage
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 32 A3 Armua?/Armoniacum fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Oued Mafragh ALG.
Stevenson 1988 provides a clear and helpful description of the geography, hydrology, toponymy, and land forms in the area that obtained around the time of the compilation of the Barrington Atlas.
R.B. Hitchner, R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Armua?/Armoniacum (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/314890> [accessed: 24 June 2025]
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