The Roman aqueduct near Bouzizi supplied Hippone with fresh water—a direct link between the history of the ancient city and infrastructure in Annaba Province. Some remains of the aqueduct are still visible. Alongside this Roman history, the province’s cultural range includes religious buildings in Annaba, the old town of Bouna and the Azzedine Medjoubi Regional Theatre. Planning your trip around your interests lets you distinguish between archaeological traces, architectural and conservation history, and theatre productions.

Hippone and the Roman water supply

The ancient ruins of Hippone are in the municipality of Annaba and were protected as a historic site on 16 July 1952. The Roman aqueduct near Bouzizi is in the municipality of Seraidi and dates to the early 2nd century AD. It supplied Hippone with fresh water; some remains of the aqueduct are still visible. The contrast offers two perspectives on antiquity: the ruins represent the site, while the aqueduct represents a specific supply function. If you are particularly interested in Roman history, this lets you look beyond the site itself to the infrastructure that supplied Hippone with water.

Religious buildings: construction dates and classifications

The religious buildings in the municipality of Annaba mark different points in time. Abu Merouane Mosque was listed as a cultural asset in 2015; Djamaa El Bey was added to the general inventory of immovable cultural assets in 2007. The construction date and later classification of the Church of Saint Augustine should be distinguished: it was built between 1881 and 1900 and added to the supplementary inventory in 2011. The years therefore do not all refer to the same event. For the church, a construction period is followed by a later inventory entry, while the years for the mosques mark their listings. This lets you compare the religious buildings not only by name, but also by construction history and cultural-asset classification.

Theatre in Annaba Province

The Azzedine Medjoubi Regional Theatre produces around four plays a year for adults and children. This broadens the range beyond archaeological sites and religious buildings: the focus here is on theatre productions rather than architectural and conservation history. Historical dates help place the other cultural sites in time; for a performance, however, what matters is the programme during your travel dates. Check it if you would like to include theatre in your plans.

The old town of Bouna as a protected area

The old town of Bouna is another cultural site in Annaba Province. On 6 May 2013, it was designated a national protected area. Unlike individual religious buildings or Roman remains, the focus here is a protected urban area. The designation is therefore a different point of reference from the construction date of the Church of Saint Augustine: the date indicates the old town’s protected status, not the construction of an individual building. This places Bouna as an urban heritage highlight alongside archaeological sites and individual buildings.

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