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Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال) is a town on Algeria 's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers (55 mi) 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.
Cherchell, the former city of Caesarea Mauretaniae was the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania and after 42 A.D. also the capital of a Roman province, with a town wall that enclosed one of the largest surface areas of any city in the Roman empire.
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The Archaeological Museum of Cherchell is an archaeological museum located in the center of the seaport town of Cherchell in Tipaza Province, Algeria. Characteristics. Fragments found during archaeological surveys, circa 1856.
- A Short Introduction to Roman Algeria
- Tipasa
- Royal Mauritanian Mausoleum
- Caesarea
- Cuicul
- Castellum Tidditanorum
- Thamugadi
- Lambaesis
- Thubursicum
- Madauros
The territory corresponding to Algeria has been at the crossroads of history. The Phoenicians, famous navigators and traders from the Syrian-Lebanese coast, landed in Carthagein the 9th century BCE. They established ports and trading posts along the North African coast. By the 6th century BCE, a Phoenician presence existed at Tipaza (east of Cherch...
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Tipasa is located about 70 km (43 mi) west on the shores of the Mediterranean. Tipasa was a Phoenician and Punic trading post on the sea route between Carthage and the Pillars of Hercules(Straits of Gibraltar). Only traces of 6th-century BCE necropolises remain from this period. Tipasa was conquered by Rome in the 1st...
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania near Tipaza was built in 3 BCE by Juba II of Numidia and his wife, Cleopatra Selene II. This tombmay have been their final resting place, but their remains have not been found. The hilltop mausoleum is reminiscent of other Numidian tombs. However, it was also inspired by the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, construct...
Cherchell in Algeria is a seaside town with a busy fishing port 20 km (12.4 mi) beyond Tipaza. It was founded around 600 BCE as a Phoenician trading post and was called Iol, but subsequent construction wiped out pre-Roman traces. The cityrose to prominence during the reign of Juba II, who renamed it Caesarea in Augustus' honour. In the Roman imperi...
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Djémila ("beautiful" in Arabic) is also known by its Berber name, Cuicul. Situated 900 m (2,952 ft) above sea level, between two deep ravines, Djémila, with its wheel-rutted streets lined with elaborate houses, a forum, temples, markets, and triumphal arches, is a well-preserved example of Roman town planning adapt...
Tiddis is located on a steep hillside of red earth with commanding views over a deep canyon. It was built as a defensive castellum (small Roman fort), one of a series of fortified villages surrounding the larger settlement at Cirta (Constantine) and protecting its territory. There was a settlement on this site from early times, at least since the N...
Timgad is often described as Africa's Pompeii. This UNESCO site has all the elements of a large Roman town: an orthogonal grid plan and two main oriented streets, a large forum, baths, markets, a library, a theatre, and an imposing capitol. Some buildings are in a good state of preservation. Lying on the northern slopes of the Aures Mountains, Timg...
Lambaesis was the location of the headquarters of Legio III Augusta, the sole Roman legion in Africa west of the Nile, charged with defending the area, controlling traffic and collecting tax along the important trade route. The legion established two successive camps at Lambaesis, the first in 81 CE and a larger one in the late 120s CE, during the ...
Thubursicum is the largest site in eastern Algeria. It is situated in a mountainous region at an altitude of 950 m (3,116 ft) near the source of the Medjerda River. Thubursicum was originally a settlement of an indigenous Berber tribe of Numidia. Under Roman rule, the town became a municipality around 100 CE and a colony before 270 CE. Thubursicum ...
Madauros was a Numidian city ruled successively by African kings Syphax (r. c. 215-203 BCE) and Massinissa (r. 202-148 BCE). It was an important Roman colony in the Flavian period, and the Platonist philosopher and rhetorician Lucius Apuleius (c. 124 to after 170 CE) resided there. Visible monuments include the Roman forum, theatre, two baths, basi...
- Carole Raddato
Cherchell is a peaceful city that hides its treasures and history between the mountains and the sea, far from the major axes of the urban movements of modern Algeria. It offers rich and varied landscapes on fertile soil, a mild climate, healthy and refreshing in summer by the sea breeze.
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Musee Public National de Cherchell. 18 reviews. #1 of 1 things to do in Cherchell. Art GalleriesArt Museums. Write a review. What people are saying. By Jeff K. “ Impressive Museum ”. Jan 2024.
Cherchell Museum. Algeria, Africa. Top choice in Algeria. This museum houses some of the finest sculptures and mosaics in the country. Among the highlights are marble busts of the royal family of Juba II, a rare portrait of Juba's mother-in-law, the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, and a statue of a naked Apollo in white marble, a copy of a 5th ...
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