Djouab is a town and
commune in
Médéa Province,
Algeria
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. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 16,751. Djouab is located at 36°08′00″ n., 3°26′00″ e.
Djouab is a commune in the wilaya of
Médéa in
Algeria
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. It was sometimes called Sour-Djouab, the "rampart of the Djouabs".
History
The
Rapidum
Rapidum was a Roman settlement and fort located in Mauretania Caesariensis, nearly 100 km south of Icosium (Algiers).
History
The Romans built a fort in what is now Sour Djouab (south of present-day Algiers) during the first century of t ...
military command had a fixed task if one took into account the urban framework of the town of Rapidum, with four
bastions, a
barracks,
cellars, a large
armory and well-aligned houses. Rapidum was a large agglomeration; Composed of families of soldiers and could have a population, estimated at more than 8 500 inhabitants. The town of Rapidum is erected over a total area of 375 ha, an army of four centurions under the orders of a
Præfectus castris; And a Præfectus statorum, in charge of organizing the city police. The three military posts were constructed on the basis of a geographical study to allow for a rapid connection, taking into account the location of each post in relation to the other, designed to defend Auzia against repeated attacks by the Bavars (a Berber tribe, Also known as the Quinquagesimes or the five federated tribes from the regions of Djurdjura, the Babors and the Bibans.
The
Ruins
Ruins () are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate ...
are protected by the APC which had erected a fence in 1996 to preserve the stones (rectangular form) were ransacked and stolen for use in constructions.
Djouab is the ancient Roman city of Rapidum, in the province of
Mauretania Caesarean, identified by inscriptions which indicate its name and rank of municipality.
The site was recognized by the archaeologist
Adrien Berbugger in 1845, and
Henri Choisnet found in 1882 the
gates of the city.
Seston William. Le secteur de Rapidum sur le Limes de Mauritanie césarienne après les fouilles de 1927. In: Mélanges d'archéologie et d'histoire T. 45, 1928. pp. 150-183. [archive]
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References
Communes of Médéa Province
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