El Alia

El Alia is a town and commune in the Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia.

El Alia
العالية
Uzalis
Commune and town
Main Street, El Alia
Country Tunisia
GovernorateBizerte
Population
 (2014)
  Total18,410
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

It was the ancient Uzalis in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, which became a Christian bishopric that is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.

It is not to be confused with El Alia Cemetery, which is in Algeria.

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