Tétouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period, from the 8th century onwards, since it served as the main point ...
A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved ...
On the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipasa was an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base ...
The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on ...
In a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid emirs, founded in 1007 and ...
Situated 900 m above sea-level, Djémila, or Cuicul, with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example ...
Timgad lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès mountains and was created ex nihilo as a military colony by the ...
Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. From the 6th century onwards, it developed into ...
Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town ...
Founded in 670, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Despite the transfer of the political capital to ...
The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are ...
Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the ...