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  • Thubursicum

  • Thubursicum

    Thubursicum, ancient Thubursicum Numidarum, now Khemissa, is an Ancient Roman and Byzantine archeological site north-eastern Algeria. It was founded by the Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. The site includes a group of Roman and Byzantine monuments.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Augustinian Itineraries in Algeria.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Thubursicum
    by Numidix (assumed), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 897 m

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    Thubursicum

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2025

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Algeria

    Souk Ahras

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    1st Century AD

    Roman

    Byzantine

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    Roman & Byzantine Monuments

     

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