Timgad World Heritage Site

Official name

Timgad | UNESCO

Country

Algeria | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Commune of Timgad, Wilaya (province) of Batna
35.4841° Lat, 6.4688° Lon | Map

Code

194

Time Zone

Africa/Algiers (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1982. 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.