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 .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient city of Algeria
  • Also known as: “Caesarea of Mauretania”, “Cesarea Mauritana”, “Colonia Claudia Caesarea”, “Iol”, “Iol Caesareia”, “Mint of Iol Caesareia”, “Καισάρεια”, “القيصرية في موريتانيا”, and “毛里塔尼亚的凯撒里亚”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Joinville Lighthouse and Military Academy of Cherchell Defunct President Houari Boumediene.

Lighthouse
Photo: habib kaki, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 470 metres north of Caesarea in Mauretania.

Military installation
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is a military installation, which is situated 710 metres southeast of Caesarea in Mauretania.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km east of Caesarea in Mauretania.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cherchell and Sidi Ghiles.

Town
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is a town on 's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers west of .

Town
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is a town on 's Mediterranean coast. is situated 6 km southwest of Caesarea in Mauretania.

Caesarea in Mauretania

Latitude
36.60733° or 36° 36′ 26″ north
Longitude
2.18697° or 2° 11′ 13″ east
Open location code
8F84J54P+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172032689
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1309531
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Caesarea in Mauretania” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἰὼλ Καισάρεια”
  • Arabic: “قيصرية موريطنية”
  • Catalan: “Cesarea de Mauritània”
  • Chinese: “凯撒里亚”
  • Czech: “Caesarea”
  • French: “Césarée de Maurétanie”
  • German: “Caesarea Mauretaniae”
  • Indonesian: “Caesarea, Numidia”
  • Italian: “Cesarea di Mauretania”
  • Italian: “Cesarea di Mauritania”
  • Japanese: “カエサリア”
  • Latin: “Caesarea Mauritaniae”
  • Polish: “Cezarea Mauretańska”
  • Russian: “Кесария Мавретанская”
  • Spanish: “Cesarea en Mauritania”
  • Spanish: “Iol Caesarea”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: حمّامات رومانية and Marché Couvert Cherchell.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Internat CEM Bendifallah and El Kettar.

Algeria: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Algiers and Oran.

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