The ruins of the Villa of Frescoes with Mount Chenoua in the background appear in this August 14, 2002 photo at the historic site of Tipasa, Algeria. /AFP
The ruins of the Alexander Cathedral are pictured in this August 14, 2002 photo at the historic site of Tipasa, Algeria. /AFP
The Mauritanian mausoleum of Kbor er Roumia is pictured in this August 14, 2002 photo at the historic site of Tipasa, Algeria. /AFP
This April 25, 2008 photo shows people visiting a Roman-style theater at the Corne d'or tourism complex on the Tipasa coast, Algeria. /AFP
Tipasa, an ancient Punic (Carthaginian) trading-post conquered by the Romans on the shores of the Mediterranean, has been hailed by the UNESCO as bearing "exceptional testimony to the Punic and Roman civilizations that have now disappeared."