Tipasa, distinguished as Tipasa in Numidia, was a town in the Roman province of Numidia in North Africa. Its ruins are located 957 meters (3,140 ft) above sea level near present-day Tifesh in Constantine Province, Algeria, 88 kilometers (55 mi) south of Annaba.
Tipasa was a Carthaginian trading post under the name ṬPʿTN ( Punic: 𐤈𐤐𐤏𐤕𐤍) [1] (meaning "place of passage" or "stopover" [2]). It was connected with the port Hippo Regius by a road; they struck their coins in common. [1]
It was taken over by the Roman Republic at some point after the Punic Wars.
The chief ruin is Tipasa's extensive fortress, which had walls 3 meters (10 ft) thick. [3]