Historical place profile

Castellum Gurolense

Possibly to be identified with modern Bir el Khreba, according to BAtlDir, which also cites EncBerb wherein Bled Bachir ben Yara (douar Malah-Djiadja) is suggested.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:305049
Catalogue ID
pleiades:305049
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
36.130114, 5.266831
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Possibly to be identified with modern Bir el Khreba, according to BAtlDir, which also cites EncBerb wherein Bled Bachir ben Yara (douar Malah-Djiadja) is suggested.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 31 C4 Castellum Gurolense

Source and reuse

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Research path

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