Beni Isguen
| بني يزقن Beni Isguen |
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 29 ′ N , 3 ° 42 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | DZ-47 | ||
| founding | 1347 | ||
 Beni Isguen, the walled holy city, whose city gates close at 6pm.
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Beni Isguen ( Arabic بني يزقن) is a city in the northern Algerian Central Sahara in the M'zab Valley. It is part of the Bounoura commune in the Ghardaia province . Beni Isguen is considered a holy city for the Mozabite religious community .
Beni Isguen, together with the neighboring city of Ghardaia and the cities of Melika , Bounoura and El Atteuf, forms a pentapolis in the M'zab. Beni Isguen, founded in 1347, is walled as a ksar . A city tour is only possible with a guide, and no stranger or non-believer is allowed to spend the night in the city with the particularly devout Mozabites. The six-aisled oasis mosque dates from the 12th century. Together with the other oases in the M'zab Valley, Beni Isguen has been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1982 because of its exemplary urban development . The zip code is 47005.
Jewelry and brass goods, carpets and ceramics are manufactured.
Personalities
- Mufdi Zakariah (1908–1977), author and poet
Individual evidence
- ↑ Journal officiel de la République Algérienne, December 19, 1984: Décret n ° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes.
Web links
- Entry in the UNESCO World Heritage List (English) , (French)
- Beni Isguen at Geonames
