Timgad
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Timgad (Arabic: تيمقاد, romanized: Tīmgād, known as Marciana Traiana Thamugadi) was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 CE. The full name of the city was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi. Emperor Trajan named the city in commemoration of his mother Marcia, eldest sister Ulpia Marciana, and father Marcus Ulpius Traianus.
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Location | Batna Province, Algeria |
Region | Maghreb |
Coordinates | 35°29′03″N 6°28′07″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 100 CE |
Abandoned | 7th century |
Periods | Roman Empire |
Official name | Timgad |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
Designated | 1982 (6th session) |
Reference no. | 194 |
Region | Arab States |
Located in modern-day Algeria, about 35 kilometers (22 mi) east of the city of Batna, the ruins are noteworthy for representing one of the best extant examples of the grid plan as used in Roman town planning. Timgad was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.