Algeria

Algeria as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: June 24, 1974

Status: Ratification

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1978-1980, 1983-1989, 2011-2015

Total of Mandate Years: 12

Total of Mandates: 3

WHC Electoral Group: V(b) (Arab States)

World Heritage Sites in Algeria (7)

Cultural: 6 | Natural: 0 | Mixed: 1

• Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad · Cultural
• Djémila · Cultural
• Kasbah of Algiers · Cultural
• M'Zab Valley · Cultural
• Tassili n'Ajjer · Mixed
• Timgad · Cultural
• Tipasa · Cultural

Map of World Heritage Sites

Tentative World Heritage Sites (12)

• Le Parc culturel de la Saoura · submitted: August 18, 2025
• Ighamaouen, les Forteresses-Greniers Collectifs du parc culturel Touat Gourara Tidikelt · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Itinéraires Augustiniens en Algérie · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Ksour de l’Atlas Saharien Algérien · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Les Mausolées Royaux de l’Algérie antique (du IVème Siècle Av. J.C. au VIéme siècle Apr. J.C. · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Les systèmes oasiens des gorges du Rhoufi et d'Oued Labiod · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Massif de la Tefedest dans le parc culturel de l’Ahaggar · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Nedroma et les Trara · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Parc national d’El Kala · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Parc national du Djurdjura · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Patrimoine archéologique de la ville de Tébessa · submitted: April 28, 2025
• Paysage Oasien d’Oued Souf · submitted: April 28, 2025

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Algeria

Official Name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Continent: Africa

Subregion: Northern Africa

UNESCO Region: Arab States

Capital: Algiers

Population (2024): 46,814,308

Land Area: 2,381,740 km²

Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)

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UNESCO World Heritage Convention: State Party Algeria