Algeria - Tipasa

"On the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipasa was an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. It comprises a unique group of Phoenician, Roman, palaeochristian and Byzantine ruins alongside indigenous monuments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of Mauritania." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Ville du Nord Center d' Algerie, Tipaza. Thanks to Grete of UK who was visiting Algeria.

Postcard 2

Ruins of Tipaza, Algeria. Thanks to Ivan of Czech Republic.

Postcard 3

Tipassa is a UNESCO World Heritage site, 70km from Algiers the capital of Algeria. Thanks to Gloria of USA who went on a day trip to Tipassa, Algeria. Received in July 2019.

Algeria - M'Zab Valley

"A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved intact in the M’Zab valley. Simple, functional and perfectly adapted to the environment, the architecture of M’Zab was designed for community living, while respecting the structure of the family. It is a source of inspiration for today’s urban planners." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Great aerial view of Ghardaia of M'Zab valley in the Sahara of Algeria. Thanks to Pazzolina of France.

Algeria - Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad

"In a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid emirs, founded in 1007 and demolished in 1152, provide an authentic picture of a fortified Muslim city. The mosque, whose prayer room has 13 aisles with eight bays, is one of the largest in Algeria." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Kalaa de Beni Hammed Misla, Algeria. Thanks to Johnson of Hong Kong.

Algeria - Timgad

"Timgad lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès mountains and was created ex nihilo as a military colony by the Emperor Trajan in AD 100. With its square enclosure and orthogonal design based on the cardo and decumanus, the two perpendicular routes running through the city, it is an excellent example of Roman town planning." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

The Roman Theatre in Timgad - constructed in the 1st century AD. Nice stamp of Shanghai World Expo 2010 and South Africa 2020 Football World Cup as Algeria is one of the country qualified in taking part. Thanks to Ramzi of Algeria.

Algeria - Kasbah of Algiers

"The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC. There are the remains of the citadel, old mosques and Ottoman-style palaces as well as the remains of a traditional urban structure associated with a deep-rooted sense of community." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

A street view of Kasbah of Algeria. Nice South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup stamps used. Postmarked Setif May 17, 2010 and arrived in Penang on June 3, 2010. Thanks to Ramzi of Algeria.

Algeria - Djémila

"Situated 900 m above sea-level, Djémila, or Cuicul, with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain location." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Archaelogical landmarks of Djemila. Nice South Africa World Cup 2010 stamps used. Thanks to Ramzi of Algeria.

Algeria - Tassili n'Ajjer

"Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ‘forests of rock’." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

View of the forests of rocks of Tassili on the left side of the postcard. Nice stamps including South Africa Football World Cup 2010 used. Thanks to Ramzi of Algeria.