Petra Mlakou Castle

Petra Mlakou Castle
Tiγremt n Petra
Mlakou castle ruins in Bejaia, Algeria.
Alternative namesMlako
General information
Statusruins
TypeCastle
LocationAlgeria, Bejaia, Algeria
OwnerNuvel
Technical details
Size"Size of a city"-Ammianus Marcellinus

Petra Castle (Tamazight:Tiγremt n Petra), also known as Mlakou, is a historical site that was the former castle of the Quinquegentian King Nubel located near Béjaïa in Algeria.

Destroyed in the fourth century by the Roman general Theodosius, during the war against Firmus, Petra was the residence of Zammac, a Berber king son of Nubel. According to the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus, Petra was "the size of a city".

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