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  • El Kantara

  • El Kantara

    El Kantara is an ancient Roman arched bridge over the Rhoufi Gorge in Biskra Province, Algeria. It was built by Romans in the 1st century AD.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Oasis Systems of the Rhoufi Gorges and Abiod Valley.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    El Kantara
    by Yelles, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 541 m

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    El Kantara

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2025

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    Bridges and Water Structures

    Location

    Algeria

    Biskra

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    1st Century AD

    Roman

    Islamic

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    Roman Monuments

     

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