Things to do in Timgad

Timgad

Timgard is located in Batna, Algeria. It was built in the 1st century AD and is a very famous ancient city site. Timgard used to be an outpost of the Third Legion of Augustus in ancient Rome, and the later Roman Emperor Trajan established the city of Tamgard here. The 6th century Berber uprising drove out the Romans and renamed it Timgard. In 1880, Algeria unearthed the face of the ancient city ruins, and UNESCO listed this ancient city as a world cultural heritage. Timgard is an ancient Roman ruin belonging to Algeria, and it is the well-preserved Roman fort city ruins in North Africa. The site is located in the Ores Mountains in the northeastern part of Algeria, with an average altitude of about 1072 meters. The city is surrounded by mountains.

Roman Ruins of Timgad

Trajan's Arch

Musée de Timgad

The mausoleum of Imedghassen

Timgad Theater

Timgad Old Town

Byzantine Fort on the Aqua Septimiana Felix

Lompi Family Park

No. 1 of Ski Resorts in Algeria

Tikjda

Tikjda is located in the northern Bouira Province of Algeria, in the Djurjura Mountains of the Tell Atlas Mountains. It is about 150 kilometers from the capital Algiers and a 2.5-hour drive. It is a rare four-season outdoor resort in North Africa. Tikjda is marked by the peak of the Djurjura Mountains, Lal Khadiji Peak. During the winter snow period, it forms a high-quality ski resort equipped with cable car facilities to attract ski enthusiasts to experience the unique charm of the "African Alps". The core area has many graded ski trails, among which the special design that allows skiers to cross the thousand-year-old cedar forest makes it a famous forest ski trail in Africa. The resort is equipped with a fully automatic snowmaking system to ensure that the snow layer thickness is maintained at more than 60 cm from December to March of the following year. In summer, it turns into a hiking paradise, with forests, meadows and wild flowers everywhere in the mountains. The climate is cool and pleasant, suitable for mountain biking and ecological bird watching.