Beni Hammad Fort

Beni Hammad Fort also called Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (in Arabic :‫قلعة‬
‫ )بني حماد‬is a fortified palatine city in Algeria. Now in ruins, in the 11th century,
it served as the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty. It is in the Hodna
Mountains northeast of M'Sila, at an elevation of 1,418 metres (4,652 ft), and
receives abundant water from the surrounding mountains. Beni Hammad Fort is
near the town of Maadid (aka Maadhid), about 225 kilometres (140 mi)
southeast of Algiers, in the Maghreb. In 1980, it was inscribed as a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO, and described as "an authentic picture of a fortified
Muslim city".

The town includes a 7-kilometre (4 mi) long line of walls. Inside the walls
are four residential complexes, and the largest mosque built in Algeria after that
of Mansurah. It is similar in design to the Grand Mosque of Kairouan, with a tall
minaret, 20 metres (66 ft). Excavations have brought to light numerous
terracotta, jewels, coins, and ceramics testifying to the high level of civilization
under the Hammadid dynasty. Also among the artifacts discovered are several
decorative fountains using the lion as a motif. The remains of the emir's palace,
known as Dal al-Bahr, include three separate residences separated by gardens
and pavilions.
 Djémila

Djémila (in Arabic :‫جميلة‬, the Beautiful one, Latin: Cuicul or Curculum),
formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast
east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Berbero-Roman ruins in North
Africa are found. It is situated in the region bordering the Constantinois and
Petite Kabylie (Basse Kabylie).

In 1982, Djémila became a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique
adaptation of Roman architecture to a mountain environment. Significant
buildings in ancient Cuicul include a theatre, two fora, temples, basilicas, arches,
streets, and houses. The exceptionally well-preserved ruins surround the forum
of the Harsh, a large paved square with an entry marked by a majestic arch.
 Timgad

Timgad, (called Thamugas or Thamugadi in old Berber) was a Roman-

Berber town in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Emperor
Trajan around AD 100. The full name of the town was Colonia Marciana Ulpia
Traiana Thamugadi. Trajan commemorated the city after his mother Marcia,
eldest sister Ulpia Marciana, and father Marcus Ulpius Traianus.

Located in modern-day Algeria, about 35 km east of the town of Batna, the

ruins are noteworthy for representing one of the best extant examples of the grid
plan as used in Roman city planning.

In the former name of Timgad, Marciana Traiana Thamugadi, the first part
- Marciana Traiana - is Roman and refers to the name of its founder, Emperor
Trajan and his sister Marciana.[19] The second part of the name - Thamugadi -
"has nothing Latin about it".[20] Thamugadi is the Berber name of the place
where the city was built, to read Timgad plural form of Tamgut, meaning
"peak", "summit".[20]
 Tipasa

Tipasa, was a colonia in Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis,

nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Algeria. Since 2002, it
has been declared by UNESCO a "World Heritage Site". There was another city
with the same name: Tipasa in Numidia[21]

Sometimes Tipasa is called "Tipasa in Mauretania" because there was

another Tipasa in Roman Africa. Indeed, another town called Tipasa was located
in the Roman province of Numidia (the reason why it is referred to as "Tipasa in
Numidia", is in order to distinguish it from "Tipasa in Mauretania"). This second
Tipasa is located in what is now Constantine Province, Algeria, 88 km (55 mi)
due south of Annaba, 957 m above the sea: it is now called Tifesh. The chief
ruin is that of an extensive fortress, the walls of which are 3 meters thick.