Bijga


Bijga also known as Henchir-Bijga is a place in Tunisia, North Africa, near the city of Tunis.

History

During the Roman Empire it was known as Bisca and was a Civitas of the Roman province of Africa.
The town was also the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric, which although ceasing to function with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church The ruins of the ancient town can still be seen.