UNESCO World Heritage Site Casbah of Algiers
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Casbah of Algiers is a historic Islamic-era citadel and old quarter of Algiers, renowned for its dense maze of streets, traditional houses, and significant Ottoman-era monuments.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic center of Algiers | 1 |
| Casbah of Algiers | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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citadel ⓘ historic urban quarter ⓘ medina ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
brick
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plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| conservationChallenges |
building collapse risk
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overcrowding ⓘ urban decay ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation |
Islamic
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Maghrebi ⓘ Ottoman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | hill overlooking the Bay of Algiers ⓘ |
| governingBody | Algerian authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ottoman palaces
NERFINISHED
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baths ⓘ citadel of Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ lower town ⓘ markets ⓘ mosques ⓘ traditional houses ⓘ upper town ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
outstanding example of a historic Maghreb city
ⓘ
testimony to Ottoman urbanism in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| inception | 10th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Algiers Province NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| notableBuilding |
Dar Aziza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dar Mustapha Pacha NERFINISHED ⓘ Djamaâ el Djedid NERFINISHED ⓘ Djamaâ el Kebir NERFINISHED ⓘ Ketchaoua Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ citadel (Kasbah fortress) ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreysTypicalHouse | 2–3 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic city of Algiers ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roofs ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Islamic Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetPattern | dense maze of narrow streets and alleys ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOEndangeredStatus | not on List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSubregion | Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 565 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
historic center of Algiers