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  • Kerzaz

    Kerzaz is a historic oasis town and the administrative capital of Kerzaz District, located in Béchar Province, southwestern Algeria. The town has a long history dating back several centuries and developed as an important settlement along trans-Saharan routes, benefiting from its strategic position within the Saoura Valley and its traditional oasis-based way of life.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The Saoura Cultural Park.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Kerzaz
    by Benzita Abdelhadi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Kerzaz

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2025

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Algeria

    Béchar Province

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    10th Century AD

    Berber

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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