Place details
Place nameTimgad
Other namesThamugadi, Thamugadis, Tamugadi
CountryAl-Jaza'ir
Latitude35.483
Longitude6.467
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Site of North Africa's most extensive and best preserved Roman ruins; ancient city was important strategically in defending Numidia; flourished due to fecund land of surrounding region; destroyed by Berbers in the 7th century; excavations uncovered the city in 1881.