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Tipaza (Arabic: تيپازة, romanized: Tīpāza) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire , it was called Tipasa . The modern town was founded in 1857, and is chiefly remarkable for its ancient ruins and sandy littoral.
Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Algeria. Since 1982, [1] it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.
Tipaza or Tipasa (Arabic: ولاية تيبازة, Tibaza, older Tefessedt) is a province on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria, and 70 km east of Mahelma Forest, with a population of 706054 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 414/square kilometers.
Many artifacts from these various periods of Cherchell's former history have been uncovered by archaeologists, a large number of which are on display in the Cherchell Archaeological Museum. Exhibits include works by Byzantine silversmiths, such as ornately decorated patera (vessels used for drinking), as well as intricately designed mosaics. [2]
Cherchell (Amazigh: ⵛⵔⵛⴰⵍ, 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.
Damous is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria. [3] [4] [5] The territory of the commune of Damous is located northwest of the wilaya of Tipaza, about 70 km west of Tipaza, 50 km west of Cherchell and 55 km east of Ténès. At its creation in 1984, the municipality of Damous consists of seven localities: Béni Hatita; Béni ...
Koléa (Arabic: القليعة) is a city in Tipaza Province, northern Algeria, located approximately 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Algiers. Its population in 2010 was 46,685. Its population in 2010 was 46,685.
The Chenoui traditional territory includes the province of Tipaza, parts of the Chlef province and the north of the province of Ain Defla, and thus are called in reference to the Mount Chenoua which dominates the city of Tipaza, 70 km west of Algiers.