Friday 13 January 2012

102 DZ - Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (1980)

Brief Description

"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."

贝尼•哈玛德的卡拉城

"哈玛德王朝(Hammadid emirs)第一个首都的遗址,位于风景秀美的山区,始建于公元1007年,毁于公元1152年,是要塞型穆斯林城市的真实写照。这里的清真寺祈祷室有13条走廊和8个隔间,是阿尔及利亚最大的清真寺之一。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/102

Courtesy of Paul from postcrossing google+

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