🏛️ Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad

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Qal'at Bani Hammad, also known as Qal'a Bani Hammad or Qal'at of the Beni Hammad, is a fortified palatine city in Algeria. Now in ruins, in the 11th century, it served as the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty. It is in the Hodna Mountains northeast of M'Sila, at an elevation of 1,418 metres (4,652 ft), and receives abundant water from the surrounding mountains. The site is near the town of Maadid, about 225 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Algiers, in the Maghreb.

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Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad is a cultural World Heritage site in Algeria, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Casbah of Algiers · Timgad · Tassili n'Ajjer · M'Zab Valley · Djémila · Tipasa · Cal'at Beni Hammad · M'Zab Valley.

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