Kalaa of the Ait Abbas
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About Kalaa of the Ait Abbas
A fortified hilltop village in the Biban mountains of Ighil Ali, capital of the kingdom of the Ait Abbas from the 16th century. Since 2015 it has been a safeguarded sector, a protected historic area.
The Kalaa of the Ait Abbas, a fortified hilltop village south of Ighil Ali, became a safeguarded sector, a protected historic area, in 2015.
It was the capital of the kingdom of the Ait Abbas, founded in the 16th century in the Biban mountains.
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