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Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad

Algeria
Date of Inscription: 1980
Criteria: (iii)
Commune of Maadid "Bechara", Wilaya (province) of M'Sila
N35 50 00 E4 47 12
Ref: 102

Brief Description

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.