kɑːmˈɪsə, ðˈɛn nˈoʊn æz θjˈuːbɚsˌɪkəm, wʌzɐ ɹˈoʊmən tˈaʊn ɪnðə mˈæɡɹɛb fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tɹˈædʒən ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˌiːˈiː, wˌɛn hiː ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd ɪt tʊ ɐ mjuːnˌɪsˈɪpiəm mjuːnˌɪsˈɪpiəm ˈʌlpiəm tɹˈeɪænəm ˈɔːɡʌstəm θjˈuːbɚsˌɪkuː.
Khamissa, then known as Thubursicum, was a Roman town in the Maghreb founded by the Emperor Trajan around 100 CE, when he elevated it to a municipium (Municipium Ulpium Traianum Augustum Thubursicu).