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Algeria

Zaraï

Roman-Byzantine frontier town ruins in Algeria

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Zaraï was a Berber, Carthaginian, and Roman town at the site of present-day Aïn Oulmene, Algeria. Under the Romans, it formed part of the province of Numidia.

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Garrison withdrawn

c. 213 AD

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Country

Algeria

Coordinates

35.80° N, 5.68° E