Algeria is home to 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Of those, there are 6 cultural sites, 0 natural sites and 1 mixed sites. Algeria shares 0 of those sites with other countries.
The World Heritage Sites in Algeria are:
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Al Qal’a of Beni Hammad
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Djémila
Djémila with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain location. -
M’Zab Valley
Simple, functional and perfectly adapted to the environment, the architecture of M’Zab was designed for community living. -
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. -
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 -
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. -
Kasbah of Algiers
Kasbah of Algiers is in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC.
