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Gafsa

Also known as Capsa

Gafsa is a city in west-central Tunisia, built around an oasis at the edge of the desert. As Capsa it was a Numidian town taken by Marius in the Jugurthine War, then a Roman town and a Byzantine stronghold; in the 6th century it was the centre of the Berber principality of Antalas. It gives its name to the prehistoric Capsian culture and is today a centre of phosphate mining.

Gafsa
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Kingdom of Capsus

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gafsa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gafsa
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