Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad World Heritage Site

Official name

Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad | UNESCO

Country

Algeria | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Commune of Maadid "Bechara", Wilaya (province) of M'Sila
35.8184° Lat, 4.7868° Lon | Map

Code

102

Time Zone

Africa/Algiers (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1980. In a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid emirs, founded in 1007 and demolished in 1152, provide an authentic picture of a fortified Muslim city. The mosque, whose prayer room has 13 aisles with eight bays, is one of the largest in Algeria.