Ksar el Kaoua

Ksar el Kaoua is a Roman castle situated in the ancient Roman province of Mauritania Caesarea [1] [2]. The site, located approximately 12 kilometers north of Ammi Moussa in the Wilaya of Relizane in western Algeria, is also known as the Ruins of the Latifundium of Kaoua [2]. This structure represents a large agricultural estate (latifundium) within the Late Roman Empire period in North Africa [1] [2].

TypeMilitary
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryAlgeria
Coordinates35.8668° N, 1.1171° E

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