*Vanisnesi

church · 30 BC – 2099 AD

Extensive Roman ruins identified by Gsell (AAA, whence BAtlas) at a site he called Oum Sekak in the Hassenaoua district of modern Algeria. He estimates the site extent at 13 hectares and reports the remains of a church. An inscription that seems to provide the name of the "genius loci" (Genius Vanisnesi) was found in the vicinity. The site is not clearly visible in twenty-first century aerial/satellite imagery and most of the modern toponymy Gsell provides does not appear in the open-source, digital gazetteers and map tools. The site may now lie under modern development in the area.

Coordinates
36.19777, 4.79184
Also known as
Hasnaoua (ar), Hassenaoua (ar), Oued Dahlia (ar), Ouled Aziz (ar), Oum Sekak (ar), Vanisnesi (la), حسناوة (ar)
Dating
attested

Sources

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