Home Algeria Beni Abbes
  • Beni Abbes

  • Beni Abbes

    Béni Abbès, also known as the Pearl of the Saoura and the White Oasis, is a historic oasis town located in Béchar Province, western Algeria. With a history dating back several centuries, the town developed as an important center of settlement, spirituality, and caravan trade within the Saoura Valley, distinguished by its palm groves and traditional Saharan architecture.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The Saoura Cultural Park.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Beni Abbes
    by Trabelsiismail, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 494 m

    Humidity: %
    Wind:
    Powered by: OpenWeatherMap
    Flag of Algeria

    Beni Abbes

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2025

    city

    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Algeria

    Béchar Province

    History icon

    10th Century AD

    Berber

    Islamic

    feature icon

    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

  • 3.7 Average Based on 15 Reviews
  • Current Rating
    Five
    5
    Four
    4
    Three
    3
    Two
    2
    One
    1
    Your Rating
  • Add Your Comment
  • The published comments do not represent the opinion of our site, but express the opinion of their publishers.