Roman Ruins of Tipaza
Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Algeria.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: World Heritage Site
- Also known as: “Mint of Tipasa”, “Tipasa”, and “Tipasa in Mauretania”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman Theatre and Tipaza amphitheatre.
Roman Theatre
Photo: Arabesk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roman Theatre is situated 230 metres south of Roman Ruins of Tipaza.
Tipaza Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tipaza Lighthouse is situated 550 metres northeast of Roman Ruins of Tipaza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tipaza and Nador.
Tipaza
Photo: Vikoula5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tipaza is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called Tipasa. The modern town was founded in 1857, and is chiefly remarkable for its ancient ruins and sandy littoral.
Nador
Village
Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nador is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria. Nador is situated 5 km southwest of Roman Ruins of Tipaza.
Sidi Rached
Town
Roman Ruins of Tipaza
- Categories: ancient city, Roman colony, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tipaza Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.59463° or 36° 35′ 41″ northLongitude
2.44224° or 2° 26′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8F84HCVR+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 171552738OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3529269
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Roman Ruins of Tipaza” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Tipasa në Mauritani”
- Albanian: “Tipasa”
- Arabic: “الآثار الرومانية تيبازة”
- Arabic: “تيبازة الموريطنية”
- Catalan: “Tipasa”
- Chinese: “蒂帕萨”
- Chinese: “蒂帕薩”
- Dutch: “Tipasa”
- Dutch: “Tipaza (stad)”
- Dutch: “Tipaza”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تيبازه الموريتانيه”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تيبازه الموريطنيه”
- Esperanto: “Tipasa”
- French: “Ruines Romaines de Tipaza”
- French: “Tipasa de Maurétanie”
- Galician: “Tipasa”
- German: “Tipasa”
- Hausa: “Tipasa”
- Hungarian: “Tipáza romvárosa”
- Italian: “Tipasa di Mauretania”
- Japanese: “ティパサ (古代ローマ)”
- Maltese: “Tipasa”
- Persian: “تیپاسا”
- Russian: “Типаса”
- Slovenian: “Tipasa”
- Spanish: “Tipasa de Mauretania”
- Swahili: “Tipasa”
- Swedish: “Tipasa”
- Turkish: “Tipasa”
- Ukrainian: “Тіпаза”
- Ukrainian: “Тіпаса”
- Western Frisian: “Tipaza”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruines Romaines de Tipaza and Villa des Fresques.
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