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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