Algeria
in Northern Africa
Africa

National active POI Bordering countries
Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Dinar - DZD
Spoken languages:
Arabic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, F)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
DZ
Internet top level domain:
.dz
Country phone prefix:
+213
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Algerian Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Algeria in Africa. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad. On the list since 1980. The youngest site is Kasbah of Algiers. On the list since 1992.

Name Since
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
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. Th...		 1980
Djémila
Situated 900 m above sea-level, Djémila, or Cuicul, with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain location....		 1982
Kasbah of Algiers
The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in ...		 1992
M'Zab Valley
A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved intact in the M’Zab valley. Simple, functional and perfectly a...		 1982
Tassili n'Ajjer
Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings reco...		 1982
Timgad
Timgad lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès mountains and was created ex nihilo as a military colony by the Emperor Trajan in AD 100. With its square enclosure and orthogonal design based on the ...		 1982
Tipasa
On the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipasa was an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. It comprises a unique gr...		 1982