Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
Also known as Kalâa (ou Kalaa ou Qalâa ou Qa'la) des Banû Hammad (ou Béni Hammad), Kalaa des Beni Hammad, La Qalaa des Beni Hammad, Qal'at Bani Hammad, Qalaa des Beni Hammad, قلعة بني حماد, बेनी हम्माद का अल क़ला
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Arab States
Algeria
Inscribed
1980
Area
150 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad is about 25 km north-east of M'sila. The nearest other World Heritage site is Djémila, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- M'sila · about 150,000 peopleabout 25 km south-west
- Bordj Bou Arréridj · about 140,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Sétif · about 275,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Bouïra · about 110,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Béjaïa · about 385,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Tizi-Ouzou · about 144,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AlgeriaCultural102 km away
AlgeriaCultural156 km away
AlgeriaCultural189 km away
AlgeriaCultural228 km away
AlgeriaCultural384 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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