Timgad
Also known as Thamugadi
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Algeria
Inscribed
1982
Area
91 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Timgad is about 30 km east of Batna. The nearest other World Heritage site is Djémila, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Batna · about 281,000 peopleabout 30 km west
- Oum el Bouaghi · about 101,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Biskra · about 202,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
- Constantine · about 605,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Sétif · about 275,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
- Guelma · about 124,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AlgeriaCultural114 km away
AlgeriaCultural156 km away
TunisiaCultural269 km away
TunisiaCultural329 km away
AlgeriaCultural338 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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