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.