Souk Ahras

Souk Ahras
سوق أهراس
City of Souk Ahras
View of the city
Souk Ahras
Location of Souk Ahras within Algeria
Coordinates: 36°17′11″N 7°57′4″E / 36.28639°N 7.95111°E / 36.28639; 7.95111
Country Algeria
ProvinceSouk Ahras (seat)
DistrictSouk Ahras (coextensive)
Government
  PMA Seats33
Area
  Total
812 km2 (314 sq mi)
Elevation
699 m (2,293 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
156,745
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
DemonymSouk ahrasi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
41000
Area code+213 (37)
ONS code4101
ClimateCsa
Websitehttps://www.wilaya-soukahras.dz

Souk Ahras (Arabic: سوق أهراس, romanized: Sūq Ahrās) is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Souk Ahras Province. The Numidian city of Thagaste (or Tagaste), on whose ruins Souk Ahras was built, was the birthplace of Augustine of Hippo and a center of Berber culture.