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The Aurès mountain range in northeastern Algeria hides an ancient treasure not far from the city of Batna.
This is the ancient Roman city of Timgad, whose very first stones were laid nearly 2,000 years ago. Emperor Trajan established a colony here where Roman citizens, particularly former soldiers, came to settle. Historians describe Timgad as the last deductive Roman colony, meaning one founded for settlement, on the African continent.
Built strictly according to the empire's best practices, by and for Romans, the site remains remarkably well preserved to this day. Spanning over 3 hectares, the ruins were cleared by the French starting in 1880, and were later named a UNESCO World Heritage Site a century later, in 1982.
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