Timgad
Unesco World Heritage

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1982
Size of heritage: 91 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 6,633°
Latitude: 35,450°

About

Timgad lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès mountains and was created ex nihilo as a military colony by the Emperor Trajan in AD 100. With its square enclosure and orthogonal design based on the cardo and decumanus, the two perpendicular routes running through the city, it is an excellent example of Roman town planning.

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