Tipasa
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, it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It was declared a World Heritage Site in danger in 2002, but was removed from the danger list in 2006 following conservation efforts.
Tipasa
Tipaza | |
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Tipasa Location in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 36°35′31″N 2°26′58″E | |
| Official name | Tipasa |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| Designated | 1982 (6th session) |
| Reference no. | 193 |
| Region | Arab States |
| Endangered | 2002–2006 |
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