Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1980
Size of heritage: 150 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 4,787°
Latitude: 35,818°

About

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.


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Near airports
Ain Arnat Airport
Medium airport - 39 mi (63 km) Bou Saada Airport
Medium airport - 47 mi (76 km) Soummam Airport
Medium airport - 64 mi (103 km) Batna Airport
Medium airport - 85 mi (138 km) Biskra Airport
Medium airport - 89 mi (143 km) Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport
Medium airport - 91 mi (146 km) Houari Boumediene Airport
Large airport - 106 mi (172 km) Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport
Medium airport - 107 mi (173 km) Palma De Mallorca Airport
Large airport - 281 mi (453 km) Cagliari / Elmas Airport
Large airport - 333 mi (536 km)
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