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Algiers tweaks metro plan to work around museum

Published Mon, Mar 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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AN archaeological treasure trove on the site of a planned metro station in central Algiers is set to become a museum, opening a window on 2,000 years of history.

The site, close to the Algerian capital's Unesco-listed casbah, has yielded remains from the city's Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and French periods.

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