Seriana

Seriana (Berber languages: Taseriant;Arabic: سريانة‎) is a town in Batna Province, Algeria, at 35°41′30″N 06°11′11″E. In the colonial period, it was called Pasteur. It has been identified as the ancient Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamiggiga.

This article is about the Algerian community. For the Seriana valley in Italy, see Serio (river).
Seriana
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceBatna
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)

An arms factory, the Entreprise des Réalisations Industrielles de Seriana, is located there. Khaled Nezzar was born in the area.

The municipality has a population of 11,000 as of 2002.[1]

Notes
  1. Municipalities of Algeria


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