Djémila

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.

Algeria

Wilaya (province) of Setif

N36 19 14.016 E5 44 12.012

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 31 ha

Ref: 191

Source: whc.unesco.org

Timgad

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 cardo and decumanus, the two perpendicular routes running through the city, it is an excellent example of Roman town planning.

Algeria

Commune of Timgad, Wilaya (province) of Batna

N35 27 0 E6 37 59.988

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Property : 91 ha

Ref: 194

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Tipasa

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 group of Phoenician, Roman, palaeochristian and Byzantine ruins alongside indigenous monuments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of Mauretania.

Algeria

Commune and Wilaya (province) of Tipasa

N36 32 60 E2 22 60

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 52 ha

Ref: 193

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Tassili n'Ajjer

Thank you: Khaled Stamps:: for this Postcard

Brief Description

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 record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ‘forests of rock’.

Algeria

Wilayas (provinces) of Illizi and Tamanghasset

N25 30 0 E9 0 0

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (i)(iii)(vii)(viii)

Property : 7,200,000 ha

Ref: 179

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Casbah in Algeria - Porte Sarrasine -Bejaia

NOTE: Starting this month of May, I'll search any Information about the stamps used in the Postcards: I hope you'll enjoy:
NOTE: The Original Text is in French, Just translated it using the Google Translate:

N :06 Casbahs d'Algérie

Designer: A.KERBOUCHE
Face value: DA 15.00 - 20.00 and 30.00 DA DA
Size: 29 x 43
Perforation: 14
Printer: Printing the Bank of Algeria.
Printing Process: Offset
Stamp Document: A philatelic card stamped 65.00 20.00 DA DA obliteration with the first day shown
Sale Day 1: The Tuesday 26 and Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in 48 Recipes Main stations located in the capitals of wilaya and Recipes Main Algiers November 1, Hussein-Dey, Chéraga, Ben-Aknoun and Rouiba.
General Sale: On Thursday, June 28, 2012 in all post offices.

The Saracen door

Under the reign of Hammadites at the end of the eleventh century, Bejaia, had six doors. There now remain only two Bab El Bahr, commonly called Saracen door that opens onto the harbor, and Bab El Bounoud currently Fouka door in the upper town. Built in the time of Sultan El Nacer to 1070, the Saracen gate which gives access to the sea forming part of the fortification of the city.
The traveler dating Saracen Landing gate (Bab El Bahar) an old headband with stones and bricks, carefully preserved.
Today this historical legacy comes to himself alterations of man and nature.

Source: http://www.poste.dz

M'Zab Valley

Brief Description

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 adapted to the environment, the architecture of M’Zab was designed for community living, while respecting the structure of the family. It is a source of inspiration for today’s urban planners.

Algeria

Wilaya (province) of Ghardaïa

N32 28 59.988 E3 40 59.988

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(v)

Property : 665 ha

Ref: 188

Source: http://whc.unesco.org