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  • El Atteuf

  • El Atteuf

    El Atteuf, or Tajnint, is a town located in Ghardaia Province, Algeria. The town is distinguished by its history associated with the M'zab Valley, as it is considered one of the oldest towns founded by the Mozabites (Ibadi Berbers) in the region. El Atteuf was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, as part of ​M'Zab Valley.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, M’Zab Valley.
    World Heritage Site
    El Atteuf
    by Stefan Krasowski, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    El Atteuf

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1982

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Algeria

    Ghardaia

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    11th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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