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  • Kénadsa

  • Kénadsa

    Kénadsa is a historic oasis town located in Béchar Province, southwestern Algeria. It is renowned as an important spiritual center of Saharan Sufism, particularly associated with influential religious zawiyas, and has played a notable role in the cultural and religious life of the Saoura Valley for centuries.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The Saoura Cultural Park.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Kénadsa
    by Chettouh Nabil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 749 m

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    Kénadsa

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2025

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Algeria

    Béchar

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    Middle Ages

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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