Caesarea in Mauretania

Caesarea in Mauretania was a Roman colony in Roman-Berber North Africa. It was the capital of Mauretania Caesariensis and is now called , in modern .
  • Ruins
  • Description: ancient city of Algeria
  • Also known as
    “Caesarea of Mauretania”
    “Cesarea Mauritana”
    “Colonia Claudia Caesarea”
    “Iol”
    “Iol Caesareia”
    “Mint of Iol Caesareia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Fort Joinville Lighthouse and Military Academy of Cherchell Defunct President Houari Boumediene.
Lighthouse
470 metres north of Caesarea in Mauretania
Military installation
is a military installation.
710 metres southeast of Caesarea in Mauretania
Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.
1 km east of Caesarea in Mauretania

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cherchell and Sidi Ghiles.
is a town on 's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers west of .
is a town on 's Mediterranean coast.
6 km southwest of Caesarea in Mauretania
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Latitude
36.60733° or 36° 36′ 26″ north
Longitude
2.18697° or 2° 11′ 13″ east
Open location code
8F84J54P+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = ruins
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Caesarea in Mauretania” goes by many names.
Ἰὼλ ΚαισάρειαAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΚαισάρειαAncient Greek (to 1453)
القيصرية في موريتانياArabic
قيصرية موريطنيةArabic
Cesarea de MauritàniaCatalan
凯撒里亚Chinese
毛里塔尼亚的凯撒里亚Chinese
CaesareaCzech
Caesarea, NumidiaIndonesian
Cesarea di MauretaniaItalian
Cesarea di MauritaniaItalian
カエサリアJapanese
Caesarea MauritaniaeLatin
Cezarea MauretańskaPolish
Кесария МавретанскаяRussian

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