Seriana Explained

Official Name:Seriana
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name:Algeria
Timezone:West Africa Time
Utc Offset:+1

Seriana (;) is a town in Batna Province, Algeria, at . In the colonial period, it was called Pasteur. It has been identified as the ancient Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamiggiga.

An arms factory, the Entreprise des RĂ©alisations 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 and References

  1. http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html Municipalities of Algeria