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- ↑ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 292–293
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 979
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Tabbora". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
