The Kasbah of Algiers is a World Heritage site in Algeria defined by the UNESCO in 1992 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing Location.
It is on position 1026 (997, 889) in our monthly survey..
"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."
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