Kasbah of Algiers
Also known as Casbah of Algiers, Kasbah d'Alger, La Casbah, Qasbah d'Alger, قصبة الجزائر
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (v).
Region
Arab States
Algeria
Inscribed
1992
Area
55 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kasbah of Algiers is in Algiers. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tipasa, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Algiers · about 3,354,000 peopleat the site
- Blida · about 511,000 peopleabout 45 km south-west
- Médéa · about 148,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Bouïra · about 110,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Tizi-Ouzou · about 144,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Chlef · about 449,000 peopleabout 170 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AlgeriaCultural59 km away
AlgeriaCultural189 km away
AlgeriaCultural245 km away
SpainCultural329 km away
AlgeriaCultural338 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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