Tipasa - CoPaM

Located 70 km west of Algiers, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, Tipasa is a serial property inscribed in 1982 on the World Heritage List. An ancient Punic trading post, which was occupied by Rome, which made it a strategic base for the conquest of the Mauritanian kingdoms, Tipasa is a unique complex of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian and Byzantine remains, together with indigenous monuments. The property is composed of three sites: two archaeological parks (East and West) located near the present urban agglomeration and the Royal Mausoleum of Mauritania, situated on the Western Sahel Plateau of Algiers, 11 km south-east of Tipasa.

Algeria

5 million Euros over 3 years

Project Leaders

Office National de Gestion et d'Exploitation des Biens Culturels Protégés - OGEBC (Algeria)

Main Partners

COPAM, Ministry of Culture, Wilaya de Tipasa, Centre National de Recherche en Archéologie (CNRA), Maison méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme, Ville d'Arles, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Etablissement Public de Coopération Culturelle du Pont du-Gard), Aix-Marseille Université/Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme/Centre Camille Jullian, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

Objectives of the project

Regularisation of the perimeter of the property and renewal of the Exceptional Universal Value

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Elaboration of the management plan for the site.

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Training of site managers

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Training of the technical teams in the maintenance/ conservation of the site

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Implementation of a diploma course in mosaic restoration (including removal)

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Identification of ancient sewerage works