Hippo Regius
Hippo Regius is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria. It served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: ancient name for the modern city of Annaba, Algeria
- Also known as: “Bona”, “Hipona Regio”, “Hippo”, “Hipun Agellidan”, “Mint of Hippo Regius”, “Ruines d’Hippone”, “Гиппон-Регий”, “Гіпон Царскі”, “Гіпон-Рэгій”, “ヒッポレギウス”, “ヒッポレジアス”, and “希坡”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Basilica of Saint Augustine and Hippo Regius Museum.
Basilica of Saint Augustine
Church
Annaba
Railway station
Annaba is a railway station, which is situated 4 km northeast of Hippo Regius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annaba and Sidi Amar.
Sidi Amar
Village
Seraïdi
Village
Hippo Regius
- Categories: archaeological site, Roman city, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: El Bouni, Annaba, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.86667° or 36° 52′ north
Longitude
7.73333° or 7° 44′ east
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
8F89VP8M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Algerian Arabic to Western Frisian—“Hippo Regius” goes by many names.
- Algerian Arabic: “هيبون”
- Arabic: “هيبون”
- Armenian: “Հիպո Ռեգուիս”
- Belarusian: “Гіпон”
- Bulgarian: “Хипон”
- Catalan: “Hipona”
- Chinese: “希波城”
- Czech: “Hippo Regius”
- Danish: “Hippo Regius”
- Dutch: “Hippo Regius”
- Esperanto: “Hippo Regius”
- French: “Hippone”
- Georgian: “ჰიპონია”
- German: “Hippo Regius”
- Greek: “Βασιλικός Ιππών”
- Hebrew: “היפו רגיוס”
- Hindi: “हिप्पो रेगियुस”
- Hungarian: “Hippo Regius”
- Indonesian: “Hippo Regius”
- Irish: “Hippo Regius”
- Italian: “Ippona”
- Japanese: “ヒッポ・レジウス”
- Kabyle: “Hipun”
- Korean: “히포 레기우스”
- Macedonian: “Хипон”
- Malagasy: “Hipôna”
- Mingrelian: “ჰიპონია”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hippo Regius”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hippo Regius”
- Norwegian: “Hippo Regius”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ipòna”
- Persian: “هیپو رگیوس”
- Polish: “Hippona”
- Portuguese: “Hipona”
- Russian: “Гиппон”
- Serbian: “Hipon”
- Serbian: “Хипон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hipon”
- Slovenian: “Hipon”
- Slovenian: “Hippo Regius”
- Spanish: “Hipona”
- Swedish: “Hippo Regius”
- Turkish: “Hippo Regius”
- Ukrainian: “Гіппон Царський”
- Urdu: “ہیپو ریگس”
- Vietnamese: “Hippo Regius”
- Western Frisian: “Hippo Regius”
- “Hippo Regius”
- “Iponia”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Joannonville and Hippone.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Basilique de Saint-Augustin and Oued Bou Djemaa.
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