Constantine to Timgad

El Khroub, the first large town south of Constantine on the N3	El Khroub - mosque under construction	El Khroub - new district	El Khroub - new district
El Khroub from the gate to the Tomb of Massinissa	Gate to the Tomb of Massinissa, El Khroub	Gate to the Tomb of Massinissa, El Khroub	Tombeau de Massinissa, El Khroub
Tomb of Massinissa, the 1st King of Numidia, reigned from 202 BC to 148 BC	Wild flowers on the grounds around the Tomb of Massinissa	Tomb of Massinissa	Bug on a plant
Wildflowers	Zackaria, the one who told me about this place	Zackaria	Ruins around the Tomb of Masinissa
Archeologists believe the Tomb of Masinissa was probably similar to the restored Punico-Numidian tomb in Dougga	Fallen columns, Tomb of Masinissa	Close-up, Tomb of Masinissa	Road Sign - the way to Constantine and the New Bus Station (Gare Routiere)
Algerian Locomotive (060DR13), south of Constantine SNTF only runs freight trains	Landscape between Constantine and Batna	Stork nest on top of a transmission line tower	There are dozens of these transmission towers in a line, each with a large stork nest in a basket placed for that purpose
The road south towards Batna passes through numerous small towns	The mosque of Ain M'lila	N3 heading through the mountains south of Ain M'lila	Mountains south of Ain M'lila along the N3
Crumbing ruin at the base of the mountain	Crumbing ruin at the base of the mountain	This section of the N3 is rather scenic	Welcome to the Wilaya of Batna
Algerian Gendarmerie Nationale emergency number - 1055	Replica of a Roman arch at the entry to the town of Ain Yagout	Ain Yagout	The N3 passing through Ain Yagout
N3 junction for Batna Airport and the N75 to Sétif	N3 to the north of Batna	Roadside art - the Roman Arch of Trajan at Timgad	Roadside art - the Arch Roman of Lambaesis
Welcome to the City of Batna	An old farmhouse with a pair of round towers	An old farmhouse with a pair of round towers	Algerian gas station - very cheap
Restaurant L'escale, Batna	50 Years of Algerian Independence, 1962-2012	The old French theatre, Batna	The old French theatre, Batna
Post Office, Batna	Post Office, Batna	Batna	Monument, les Alées Benboulaïd, Batna
Who is this?	Batna	Batna	Cafés on the main square of Batna
N31, the road out of Batna headed for Timgad and Tunisia	Road sign in Batna for Timgad and Tunisia	Meuble Dubai, Batna	The Praetorium, the largest of the Roman ruins at Lambaesis, southeast of Batna
The Arch of Lambaesis	The guide book says the French reused most of the ruins of ancient Lambaesis to built the nearby prison	The only stork nests that I saw that weren't on man-made towers	Remains of a triumphal arch at Markuna, ancient Verecunda
Remains of a triumphal arch at Markuna, ancient Verecunda	Remains of a triumphal arch at Markuna, ancient Verecunda	North Africa is big...from here in the far east of Algeria it's still 517 km to the Tunisian border	RN88, Algeria
Turnoff for Timgad (see next gallery for the ancient Roman city)	From Timgad, the return trip to Constantine	AlgeriaJun13 3350.jpg	Ancient Lambaesis ... we should have stopped
The return trip through Batna	A pretty house with greenery growing on the wall, Batna	Batna	Batna
The road to Constantine at Batna's Aéroport Chahid Mostapha ben Boulaid	50 Years of Algerian Independence	On the side of a building in Batna	The N3 leavign Batna to the north beneath promotion 1962-2012, 50 years of Algerian Independence
Road sign - Constantine Airport	Algerian locomotive (SNTF) pulling a freight train out of Batna	Batna	Mosque on the north side of Batna
Flock of sheep along the road, Batna	50 Years of Independence Roundabout, Batna	New construction	Gateway to the Université Hadj Lakhdar Fesdiss Campus, 13km northeast of Batna
Turnoff from the N3 for the Mausoleum of Medracen	Algerian freight train between Batna and Constantine	Algerian Locomotive 060DHO3 (SNTF)	Algerian Railroads - grain transporter
Old water station, Algerian Railroad	Surroundings of the Royal Mausoleum of Medracen ... perhaps it used to be more lush...	History of the Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	We hit the site too late, it was closed, but you could walk around outside the fence
The mausoleum was once thought to have belonged to the Numidian King Micipsa (†119 BC)	Carbon dating suggests the monument is much older, dating from perhaps the 4th C. BC	The monument is also spelled Imedghassen, mausolée royal de Numidie	The monument is 58.86m in diameter and 18.5 m tall
Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	Royal Mausoleum of Medracen
Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	Detail of the Royal Mausoleum of Medracen
Royal Mausoleum of Medracen	In one place, the roof is partially collapsed	Perhaps this in the work of tomb raiders...	Royal Mausoleum of Medracen
Algerian Railroad	The road to Constantine - Welcome to the Wilaya of Oum El Bouaghi	A bridge to nowhere outside Ail M'lila	Ain M'lila
Ain M'lila	Ain M'lila	Ain M'lila	Ain M'lila
Ain M'lila	Archway, Ain M'lila	Roadside onion market	The road to Constantine
Late afternoon to the south of Constantine