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 |
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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 |