Algeria

Timgad

On the northern slopes of the Aurès, Timgad preserves the layout of a Roman town founded under Trajan. Its intersecting main streets make urban planning visible: a place to look at how routes, public spaces and buildings organised everyday life.

Timgad
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Algeria
Relief and coasts: Algeria
Relief · ETOPO 2022, Blue Marble

Geographic or heritage source · 2026-10-12. Photography and sources · Access, opening times and travel conditions are to be checked with official sources.

Highlights

Take time to…

  1. Follow the logic of the intersecting streets
  2. Look for the organisation of public space
  3. Place the ruins in their Aurès landscape

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