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Archaeological & historic sites in Algeria
Algeria has 44 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Tassili n'Ajjer. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 44
- Oldest
- Tipasa 600 BC
- Little known
- 36 of 44
- Most from
- 20th century
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28.Tassili Cultural Park
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Algerian national park, located near Djanet
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41.Byzantine Fort in Timgad
Archaeological · 6th century · Hidden gem
Byzantine Fort in the city of Timgad in Algeria
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42.Séfar
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ancient lost city in the heart of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range, in Algeria
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43.Mausoleum of Quintus Lollius Urbicus
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Tomb of Quintus Lollius Urbicus in Tiddis, Algeria
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Algeria?
44 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Algeria with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Algeria?
Tassili n'Ajjer. Sandstone massif in Algeria’s central Sahara Desert.
Which is the oldest?
Tipasa, dated to 600 BC. 7 of these 44 carry a founding date, 4 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.