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Vicus Turris
Vicus
Turris
is a former
Roman
and
Byzantine
town
of
Africa
and a
titular see
of the
Roman Catholic Church
.
The town
is
identified
with
modern
Henchir-El-Djemel
, near
Sakiet Ezzit
in the
Gouvernorat of Safaqis
,
Tunisia
. Henchir-El-Djemel is located at 34°53'50"
N
and 10°46'51"
E
just
north
of
Sfax
. It is
situated
on a
wadi
, 7
km
from the
Mediterranean coast
with an
elevation
of
57
meters above sea level
. Hennchir
el
Djemel is also known as
Hanshīr al Jamal
, and
Henchir el Jemel
.
