Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, Tipaza, Algeria
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is on the road between Cherchell and the Algerian capital, Algiers, and is commonly said to date to 3 BC. Although this monument is known today to be the mausoleum of Juba II and his wife, Cleopatra Selene II, it is known by other names as well.
In French, for example, the mausoleum is referred to as the Tombeau de la Chrétienne which translates as “the Tomb of the Christian Woman” due to the false door with a cross-like shape division on it. In Arabic, on the other hand, the tomb is known as Kubr-er-Rumia or Kbor er Roumia , which means “the Tomb of the Roman Woman”.
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