Landmark Earth: Natural and Man-made Points of Interest

Belezma National Park

The Belezma National Park is one of the most important national parks of Algeria. It contains 447 species of flora (14% of the national total) and 309 species of fauna, of which 59 are protected species.top

Beni Hammad Fort

M'Sila Province, Algeria

Beni Hammad Fort, also called Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad , is a ruined, fortified palatine city. It served as the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty. The town includes a 7 km-long line of walls. Inside the walls are four residential complexes.top

Casbah of Algiers

Algiers, Algeria

The Casbah is the citadel (a fortress that protects a town) of Algiers and the neighborhoods clustered around it. The Casbah played a central role during the Algerian struggle for independence (1954-1962).top

Djemila

Setif Province, Algeria

Djemila is a mountain village where some of the best preserved Berbero-Roman ruins in North Africa are found. Under the name of Cuicul, the city was built during the first century A.D. as a military garrison. top

Martyrs' Memorial

El Madania, Algiers, Algeria

The Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial) is a monument to the Algerian War for Independence. The monument was opened in 1982 on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence.top

Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania

Tipaza Province, Algeria

The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a funerary monument on the road between Cherchell and Algiers. The Mausoleum is the tomb where Berber Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II, king and queen of Mauretania, are buried.top

Tassili n'Ajjer

Algeria

Tassili n'Ajjer is a mountain range in the Algerian section of the Sahara Desert. It is a vast plateau in south-east Algeria at the borders of Libya and Niger, covering an area of 72,000 km².top

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