The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania – Algeria

The Maghreb and Land of the Atlas are common nicknames for Algeria. Incredible natural landscapes, which span from the Sahara Desert to the Kabylia Mountains and to the Mediterranean Sea, captivate travellers of the less-travelled country of Algeria. The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a funerary monument located on the road between Cherchell and Algiers, in Tipaza Province, Algeria. The mausoleum is the tomb where the Numidian Berber King Juba II (son of Juba I of Numidia) and the Queen Cleopatra Selene II, sovereigns of Numidia and Mauretania Caesariensis, were allegedly buried. However, their human remains have not been found at the site, perhaps due to tomb raiding. Juba II & C