Algeria's Essential Treasures
Spanning from the Mediterranean coast to the Saharan interior, this collection features significant Roman ruins at Tipaza and Siga alongside Ottoman landmarks like Oran’s Bey Palace and Masjid Hasan Basha. It includes Mount Tahat, Algeria's highest peak, and the expansive dune fields of the Great Western and Eastern Sand Seas. Historical sites are complemented by the Ahmed Zabana National Museum and the remote 20th-century Hermitage of Charles de Foucauld in the Ahaggar Mountains.
A Roman Ruins of Tipaza
Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called…
B Tahat
Mount Tahat is the highest mountain in Algeria. It sits at an elevation of 2,908 metres.
C Fort de Santa Cruz
Built by the Spanish between 1577 and 1604, this fortress sits atop Mount Murdjadjo. It served as a strategic defensive point overlooking the Gulf of Oran and remains a prominent example of 16th-century military architecture.
D Bey Palace
Bey's Palace is a historic palace in Oran, Algeria dating back to the Ottoman era.
E Ahmed Zabana National Museum
The Ahmed Zabana National Museum is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was…
F Archaeological Museum of Cherchell
The Archaeological Museum of Cherchell is an archaeological museum located in the center of the seaport town of Cherchell in Tipaza…
G Siga
Siga was a Berber and Roman port located near what is now Aïn Témouchent, Algeria.
H Caesarea in Mauretania
Caesarea in Mauretania was a Roman colony in Roman-Berber North Africa.
I Great Western Sand Sea
The Grand Erg Occidental, is the second largest erg in northern Algeria after the Grand Erg Oriental.
Great Eastern Sand Sea
The Grand Erg Oriental is a large erg or "field of sand dunes" in the Sahara Desert.
K Masjid Hasan Basha
The Hassan Pasha Mosque, also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria.
L Hermitage Charles de Foucauld
Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand,, commonly known as Charles de Foucauld, was a French soldier, explorer, geographer,…
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