Bab El Gherb
Bab El Gherb is a ruins in Commune de Cherchell, Cherchell District, Tipaza Province. Bab El Gherb is situated nearby to the government office CAAR, as well as near CIAR.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caesarea in Mauretania and Fort Joinville Lighthouse.
Caesarea in Mauretania
Ruins
Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caesarea in Mauretania was a Roman colony in Roman-Berber North Africa. It was the capital of Mauretania Caesariensis and is now called Cherchell, in modern Algeria. Caesarea in Mauretania is situated 190 metres north of Bab El Gherb.
Fort Joinville Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: habib kaki, CC BY 3.0.
Fort Joinville Lighthouse is situated 660 metres north of Bab El Gherb.
Military Academy of Cherchell Defunct President Houari Boumediene
Military installation
Photo: Magharebia, CC BY 2.0.
Military Academy of Cherchell Defunct President Houari Boumediene is a military installation, which is situated 670 metres southeast of Bab El Gherb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherchell and Sidi Ghiles.
Cherchell
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cherchell is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania.
Sidi Ghiles
Town
Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sidi Ghiles is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast. The municipality of Novi is located about 32 kilometres west of Tipasa and 7 kilometres southwest of Cherchell. Sidi Ghiles is situated 6 km southwest of Bab El Gherb.
Bab El Gherb
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Bab el Gherb”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Commune de Cherchell, Cherchell District, Tipaza Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.60574° or 36° 36′ 21″ northLongitude
2.18621° or 2° 11′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8F84J54P+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4457095230OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Bab El Gherb” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الغرب”
- French: “Bab El Gherb”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include CAAR and CIAR.
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