UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed via list ref 102) in Al, Algeria.
- Region
- High Plateaus & Steppe
- Located in
- M'Sila
- Coordinates
- 35.813, 4.792
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage
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Algeria UNESCO World Heritage
Algeria holds seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Roman cities of Timgad, Djémila and Tipasa, the M'Zab Valley, the Kasbah of Algiers, Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad and Tassili n'Ajjer.
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Algeria holds seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Roman cities of Timgad, Djémila and Tipasa, the M'Zab Valley, the Kasbah of Algiers, Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad and Tassili n'Ajjer.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed via list ref 179) in Tassili, Algeria.
- Region
- The Great South
- Located in
- Djanet
- Coordinates
- 24.500, 9.500
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed via list ref 188) in M'Zab, Algeria.
- Region
- Northern Sahara & Oases
- Located in
- Ghardaïa
- Coordinates
- 32.491, 3.674
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed via list ref 191) in Djémila, Algeria.
- Region
- Eastern Algeria & the Aurès
- Located in
- Sétif
- Coordinates
- 36.321, 5.737
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed via list ref 193) in Tipasa, Algeria.
- Region
- North-Central Tell
- Located in
- Tipaza
- Coordinates
- 36.589, 2.447
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed via list ref 194) in Timgad, Algeria.
- Region
- Eastern Algeria & the Aurès
- Located in
- Batna
- Coordinates
- 35.484, 6.469
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed via list ref 565) in Kasbah, Algeria.
- Region
- North-Central Tell
- Located in
- Algiers
- Coordinates
- 36.783, 3.060
- Status
- UNESCO World Heritage
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Algiers
Algiers (El Djazaïr) is Algeria's capital and largest city — a Mediterranean port famous for its UNESCO-listed Ottoman Casbah, white tiered waterfront, French-colonial boulevards, the vast new Great Mosque of Algiers, and grand monuments like Notre-Dame d'Afrique and the Maqam Echahid. It's the country's main gateway and a city best explored on foot, with a guide for the Casbah.
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Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa is the gateway to the M'Zab Valley — a group of five fortified oasis towns built by the Ibadi Mozabites from around the 11th century and inscribed by UNESCO in 1982. Its tiered, pyramidal towns, palm groves and arcaded markets are among Algeria's most distinctive sights, and the M'Zab's radical, egalitarian urban design famously influenced 20th-century architects including Le Corbusier.
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Sétif
Sétif is a highland province in north-eastern Algeria, best known for Djémila — one of the world's best-preserved Roman cities and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. It sits at around 1,100 m on the High Plateaus, has a cool four-season climate, the cedar forests of Babor, the landmark Ain El Fouara fountain, and a defining place in Algeria's road to independence.
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The Casbah of Algiers
The Casbah of Algiers is the city's historic Ottoman citadel and old town — a steep maze of whitewashed houses, palaces, mosques and covered lanes overlooking the bay. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992, it is best explored on foot with a local guide.
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Djanet
Djanet is an oasis town in south-east Algeria, the gateway to the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau (UNESCO) and the red dunes of the Tadrart Rouge — Algeria's premier Sahara destination.
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Djémila (Cuicul)
Djémila, ancient Cuicul, is one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. Set on a mountain spur in Sétif province, it preserves temples, forums, a theatre, the Arch of Caracalla and outstanding mosaics.
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Tassili n'Ajjer
Tassili n'Ajjer is a vast sandstone plateau in south-east Algeria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site holding around 15,000 prehistoric engravings and paintings that record a once-green Sahara. Reached from Djanet, it is one of the world's greatest open-air galleries of rock art.
Frequently asked questions
How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites does Algeria have?
Seven: Tassili n'Ajjer, the M'Zab Valley, Djémila, Tipasa, Timgad, the Kasbah of Algiers and Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad.
Which is Algeria's only natural-and-cultural UNESCO site?
Tassili n'Ajjer, listed for both its prehistoric rock art and its desert landscapes.