Boghar
Boghar is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria.
Boghar بوغار | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
| Nickname: Voncaria | |
Boghar | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′41″N 2°43′0″E / 35.91139°N 2.71667°E | |
| Departement | Algeria |
| Province | Médéa Province |
| District | Ouled Antar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,747 sq mi (12,295 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,123 ft (952 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,972 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
History edit
During the Roman Empire the town was the site of a Roman town called Voncaria.[4][5] At the 411 Carthage conference, between Catholic and Donatist bishops, the town was represented by the Donatist Felix, declaring that he did not have a Catholic competitor in his diocese.[6][7] Then at the synod convened in Carthage in 484 by the Arian ruler Huneric of the Vandal Kingdom, the bishop Donatus Voncariensis represented the town.[8]
The modern town was begun in July 1839 by Abd el-Kader. In October of the same year, the foundations of a fortification of a fort were seen, which was completed the following year. The town was burnt down in 1841 by General Baraguay-d'Hilliers, and then rebuilt by the French.
Politics edit
The current mayor is Hazedj Abdelkader.
References edit
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Boghar City Population". Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Dezobry et Bachelet, Dictionnaire de biographie, t.1, Ch.Delagrave, 1876, p.318
- ^ Voncaria at www.gcatholic.org.
- ^ J. Mesnage, L'Afrique chrétienne, (Paris, 1912), p. 506.
- ^ Patrologia Latina, vol XI, col. 1347.
- ^ Auguste Audollent, v. Boncarensis in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. IX, (1937), coll. 816–817.
- ^ Patrologia Latina, vol LVIII, coll. 174, 342 e 347.
35°55′N 2°43′E / 35.917°N 2.717°E