Roman amphitheater
Roman amphitheater is an archaeological site in Commune de Cherchell, Cherchell District, Tipaza Province. Roman amphitheater is situated nearby to the police station Brigade de gendarmerie nationale, as well as near the public building Agence Sonelgaz.Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Cherchell, Algeria
- Also known as: “Cherchell amphitheatre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Cherchell and Military Academy of Cherchell Defunct President Houari Boumediene.
Archaeological Museum of Cherchell
Archaeological site
The Archaeological Museum of Cherchell is an archaeological museum located in the center of the seaport town of Cherchell in Tipaza Province, Algeria. Archaeological Museum of Cherchell is situated 1¼ km south of Roman amphitheater.
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 790 metres southwest of Roman amphitheater.
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 1 km west of Roman amphitheater.
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 7 km west of Roman amphitheater.
Roman amphitheater
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Commune de Cherchell, Cherchell District, Tipaza Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.6086° or 36° 36′ 31″ northLongitude
2.19889° or 2° 11′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8F84J55X+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 266409896OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q28495167
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Roman amphitheater” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المدرج الروماني”
- French: “amphithéâtre de Cherchell”
- French: “Amphithéatre romain”
- French: “Cirque de Cherchell”
- Spanish: “anfiteatro de Cherchell”
- Spanish: “Anfiteatro de Cherchell”
- Turkish: “Cherchell Amfitiyatrosu”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Théatre de Cherchell and Brigade de gendarmerie nationale.
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