Tipasa, distinguished asTipasa in Numidia, was a town in theRomanprovince ofNumidia inNorth Africa. Its ruins are located 957 meters (3,140 ft) abovesea level near present-dayTiffesh inConstantine Province,Algeria, 88 kilometers (55 mi) south ofAnnaba.
Tipasa was aCarthaginian trading post under the nameṬPʿTN (Punic:𐤈𐤐𐤏𐤕𐤍)[1] (meaning "place of passage" or "stopover"[2]). It was connected with the portHippo Regius by a road; they struck their coins in common.[1]
It was taken over by theRoman Republic at some point after thePunic Wars.
The chief ruin is Tipasa's extensive fortress, which had walls 3 meters (10 ft) thick.[3]