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{{Infobox Former Country
|native_name = 
|conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Numidia
|common_name = Numidia
|national_motto = 
|region    = North-Africa
|country   = 
|era       = [[ancient history|Antiquity]]
|status    = 
|government_type = Monarchy 
|year_start  = 202 BC
|year_end    = 46 BC
|event_start = 
|event_end   = Annexed by the [[Roman Republic]]
|p1          = Ancient Carthage
|flag_p1     = 
|s1          = Roman Republic
|flag_s1     = Spqrstone.jpg
|s2          = Mauretania
|flag_s2     = 
|image_coat   = 
|image_map    = Numidia 220 BC-en.svg
|image_map_caption  = Map of Numidia
|capital      = [[Cirta]]
|common_languages = [[Numidian language|Numidian]], [[Latin language|Latin]], [[Punic language|Punic]] <ref>{{cite book |title= Late Punic epigraphy: an introduction to the study of Neo-Punic and Latino-Punic inscriptions |author= Jongeling. Karel; & Kerr, Robert M. |year= 2005 |publisher= Mohr Siebeck |isbn= 3-16-148728-1 |pages= 4 }}</ref>
|religion     = 
|currency     = 
|title_leader = [[List of Kings of Numidia|King]]
|leader1 = Masinissa
|year_leader1 = 202-148 BC
|leader2 = Juba I of Numidia
|year_leader2 = 60-46 BC
|today = {{flag|Algeria}}<br>{{flag|Tunisia}}
}}
'''Numidia''' (202 BC – 46 BC) was an ancient [[Berber people|Berber]] kingdom.  It was in modern-day [[Algeria]] and a smaller part of western [[Tunisia]] in [[North Africa]].  It was the first major state in the history of Algeria and the Berber world.

== Numidia Media ==
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File:Egypt,_Rome,_Carthage_and_Numidia.jpg|Numidia (in blue) at its largest extent after capturing Syphax in Tingitania and vassalizing Bokkar. Surrounding Carthage (yellow), neighboring Ptolemaic Egypt (deep purple) and the Roman Republic (red)

File:Cherchell_Neopunic_inscriptions_(141).jpg|Cherchell Neopunic inscriptions (141)

File:Roman Africa.JPG|Northern Africa under Roman rule: ''Africa'' (purple), ''Numidia'' (blue), ''Mauretania'' (green)

File:Juba i.jpg|Roman marble bust of [[Juba I]] from [[Cherchell]], Algeria. [[Louvre|Louvre Museum]]

File:GM Massinissa.png|[[Masinissa]] (c. 240-148 BC), first king of Numidia

File:Stele_of_the_Libou_Knight.jpg|Stele of the Libou Knight

File:Amphorae Cirta Museum.jpg|Rhodean Greek amphora that dates to circa 180 B.C. in Cirta Museum
</gallery>
== Sources ==
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[[Category:History of Algeria]]
[[Category:History of Tunisia]]
[[Category:Former monarchies of Africa]]