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Biserti

Ancient name
Hippo Diarrhytus
Modern name
Bizerte
Modern country
Tunisia
The medieval port of Biserti—now Bizerte, Tunisia—was the ancient port of Hippo Diarrhytus. In Dati's day it was part of the kingdom of Ifriqiya, under the Sunni Hafsid dynasty. Campbell #1691.
Coordinates
37.28, 9.87

The toponym Biserti appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P025

Variant spellings of Biserti in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
[...]rti Par1
Beserte Med1
Beserti Luc2
bestieri Fn12
bis[er]ti NYPL1
Bisenti Parm2
Biseri Ricc17
biseria Pnc5
Biserii NYPL2
biserta Spe
Biserti Clas2, NB
biserti Bal, Fn9, Fo, He2, He3, Laur3, Laur5, Magl2, Magl4, Marc1, ME2, Pad1, Pal8, Per2, Ricc8, Wie1
biserto He1
bisertti Yale4
Bisorti Cap1
bisorti Marc2
bisteti Ricc15
Bixerti Con3
bixerti NYPL3
tuniti Ricc1
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Biserti.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/biserti/.