World heritage in Algeria
The world heritage in Algeria (as of 2016) includes seven UNESCO world heritage sites , including six cultural heritage sites and one mixed cultural and natural heritage site. The North African state of Algeria ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1974, and the first World Heritage site was registered in 1980. The last World Heritage Site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 1992.
World heritage sites
The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Algeria in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).
Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Kala'a Beni Hammad ( location ) |
1980 | K | 102 | Ruins of an 11th century mountain fortress in the M'Sila province in northern Algeria. | |
Tassili n'Ajjer ( location ) |
1982 | K / N | 179 | Mountain range in the Sahara in the provinces of Djanet , Illizi and Tamanrasset in Southeast Algeria with prehistoric rock paintings and a very sparse tree population from the endangered endemic species Sahara cypress ( Cupressus dupreziana ) and Sahara myrtle ( Myrtus nivellei ). | |
Valley of M'zab | 1982 | K | 188 | ||
Djémila ( location ) |
1982 | K | 191 | roman ruins in the province of Sétif | |
Tipasa | 1982 | K | 193 | Ruins of the ancient Roman city of Tipasa. The World Heritage site includes the West Archaeological Park ( Lage ), the East Archaeological Park ( Lage ) and the Kbor er-Roumia , the Royal Mausoleum of Mauritania ( Lage ), about 10 km east of the city . | |
Timgad ( location ) |
1982 | K | 194 | roman ruins in Batna Province | |
Kasbah of Algiers ( location ) |
1992 | K | 565 | Historic city center of the Algerian capital Algiers |
Tentative list
The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .
Current World Heritage candidates
Currently (2016) six sites are entered in the tentative list of Algeria, the last entry was made in 2002. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.
Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Foggara Oases and Ksour of the Western Great Erg | 2002 | K | 1772 | see Western Great Erg | |
Sites, places and routes of the Augustinians in the central Maghreb | 2002 | K | 1773 | Includes the former tentative sites : Hippone (Annaba), Basilica of Tabessa, the Thurbersicum Numidorum in Khamissa Soukh Ahras, Tibilis announa Guelma | |
Nedroma and the Trara | 2002 | K | 1774 | ||
Wadi Souf | 2002 | K | 1775 | ||
The royal tombs of Numidia, Mauritania and pre-Islamic funeral monuments | 2002 | K | 1776 | The Djeddar were nominated as early as 1985 | |
Park Aurès with the oasis sites in the Ghoufi gorge and in El Qantara | 2002 | K | 1777 | Area in the Aurès Mountains |
Former World Heritage candidates
These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO. Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.
Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Citadel area of Sétif | 1980-1981 | K | 103 | Citadel quarter in the north-eastern city of Sétif | |
Sidi bu-Medina | 1982-1982 | K | |||
Atlas Mountains, Sahara Atlas | 1985-1994 | N | Parts of the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Atlas in Algeria | ||
The mosques of Tlemcen | 1985-1996 | K | The mosques in the western Algerian city of Tlemcen |
See also
Web links
- Algeria on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Algeria. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 5, 2017 .
- ^ Tentative list of Algeria. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 5, 2017 .
- ^ Former Tentative Sites of Algeria. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 5, 2017 .