Algeria files five Numidian royal tombs for World Heritage listing
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The file names five places across the east, west and south of the country, and Unesco has yet to complete its review.
Algeria has filed a request with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to list five Numidian royal tombs as World Heritage, the culture minister said.
TSA reported that Malika Bendouda, minister of Culture and the Arts, said the file had been filed on Sunday, 8 November.
The five sites are the royal tomb of Imedghassen in Batna and the royal tomb of Massinissa in Constantine. The file also covers the tomb of Siga in Aïn Témouchent, the tomb of Queen Tin Hinan in Tamanrasset and the Djeddar tombs in Frenda, in Tiaret wilaya.
"These tombs are spread across all the regions of the country, the east, west and south," the minister said.
"This is a great day for heritage, culture and for Algeria," Bendouda added.
The minister said Algeria had filed no request for material heritage since the Casbah of Algiers was listed in 1992.
The file is one of 35 files kept by Unesco that met all the technical requirements of the 1972 World Heritage Convention.
The culture ministry said in a statement that these files will be passed to specialist consultation bodies, which will carry on the evaluation procedures.
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