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  • Timgad

  • Timgad

    Timgad, also called Thamugas or Thamugadi, was a Roman colonial city located in the Aures Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Emperor Trajan around 100 AD. The ruins are noteworthy for representing one of the best extant examples of the grid plan as used in Roman town planning. Timgad was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Timgad.
    World Heritage Site
    Timgad
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    Timgad

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1982

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Algeria

    Batna

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    1st Century AD

    Roman

    Roman

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    Roman Monuments

     

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