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Tipasa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 27 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 2.4500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Tipasa was Phoenician trading post active in the 6th-5th centuries BCE, and thrived due to its location on the Mediterranean. It became a Roman municipality under Claudius in 46 CE, and flourished until the Vandal invasion of 430. Tipasa was revived under the Byzantines. The ancient site of Tipasa is adjacent to the modern village. The ruins have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. |
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| Tipasa (preferred,C,V)
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| Tipaza (C,V)
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| Tipasa de Mauretanie (C,V)
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| Tefassed (C,V)
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............ | Arabic name, meaning "badly damaged" |
| Colonia Aelia Tipasensis (H,V)
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Blida (province) (P) |
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Tipasa (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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documented by 6th cen. BC |
| village (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| municipium (H) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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