M'zab Valley
INTRODUCTION
M'zab Valley is a region of northern Algerian Sahara, looking like a vast rocky plateau cut in deep and intricate valleys hence the name of “Chebka” meaning net. The cretaceous plateau is formed by hard limestones of the Turonian. It is furrowed in every direction by fluvial erosion of the early Quaternary and crisscrossed by...
KSAR OF ELATTEUF
KSAR OF ELATTEUF "TADJNINT"
SQUARE OF EL ATTEUF MARKET
MAUSOLEUM OF SHEIKH AMMI BRAHIM...
THE KSAR OF BOUNOUR
THE KSAR OF BOUNOUR "AT BOUNOUR"
THE FRONT OF BOUNOURA
THE MOSQUE OF THE OLD KSAR...
THE KSAR OF GHARDAÏA
THE KSAR OF GHARDAÏA
THE BIG MOSQUE
THE SQUARE OF GHARDAÏA MARKET
SYSTEM OF FLOODWATER DISTRIBUTION...
THE KSAR OF MELIKA (AT MLICHET)
THE KSAR OF MELIKA (ATMLICHET)
TOMB AND MAUSOLEUM OF SHEIKH SIDI AÏSSA...
THE KSAR OF BEN-ISGUEN (AT-ISDJEN)
THE KSAR OF BEN-ISGUEN "AT-IZDJEN"
THE BOULILA TOWER AND THE BENISGUEN RAMPART
THE MARKET PLACE...
THE KSAR OF BERRIANE
It was founded in 1690, and it's is located 552 km south of Algiers, is located on an isolated rocky hill with a total estimated area of 27 ha The grading
perimeter it covers the Ksar with the surrounding oasis. The Ksar of Berriane materializes the overall concepts that led to the construction of M'Zab Valley ksour, its style is similar to that found in the cities of Mzab. It does still resist the novelty onslaught due to its deep anchoring in...
THE KSAR OF GUERRARA
It was founded in 1630, and it has a particular importance, since it represents the first transplantation, a hundred kilometers away from the M’zab valley. It is worth noting also that the oasis of Guerrara has a large number of facilities that require preservation as they reflect the history of...
The Fortified Towns of M'Zab Valley
MʾZab is a deep, narrow oasis valley located within the Sahara, consisting of five walled towns, about 600 km south of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The five towns, together known as the Pentapolis, are spread along the valley over a distance of about 10 km, and were established in the 11th century by ...
