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Kasbah of Algiers
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Kasbah of Algiers
Kasbah of Algiers is the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. It was founded on the ruins of old Icosium, a Phoenician, then a Roman city and bishopric dating back to the 1st millennium BC. The current Casbah was built by Ottomans in the 16th century AD. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
Site Information
Country: Algeria
District: Algiers Province
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: First Millnnium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Roman + Islamic
Site Features: Islamic
World Heritage Site
Part of: Kasbah of Algiers
Date of Inscription: 1992
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