The Kasbah of Algiers was listed as a national historic site in November 1991 and safeguarded sector in 2003. The legal framework that ensures its protection incorporates the Laws 98.04 (concerning ...

One of the plans, called the "Plan for Permanent Safeguarding and Improvement of the Casbah of Algiers," with an allocated budget of almost $900 million, dates back to 2012.

Algiers - With its rich history, winding white-washed alleyways and enviable Mediterranean setting, the Kasbah of Algiers has been a world heritage site for 20 years but is now threatened by ...

The maze of passageways, dead ends and tapering lanes in the Kasbah of Algiers is reminiscent of an Escher painting that’s ...

ALGIERS — With almost each step you take in the narrow, winding alleys of the tumbledown Casbah in Algiers, a resident approaches to remind you of the past glories of this UNESCO World Heritage ...

Centuries of history in the ancient Algiers kasbah are falling away, literally. Once a sparkling white medina, or Islamic city, perched on a hill above a glistening waterfront, the kasbah has ...

The Kasbah of Algiers has been a world heritage site for 20 years with its rich history, winding white-washed alleyways and enviable Mediterranean setting, but is now threatened by neglect and decay.

20 COM VII.D.59 SOC noted by Committee: Kasbah of Algiers (Algeria) VII. 59 Kasbah of Algiers (Algeria). In July 1996, the Permanent Delegation of Algeria transmitted a progress report for the project ...

ALGIERS - Here, like a forgotten theater set, houses with walls that have partly collapsed barely support Moorish arches hanging in the void. There, metal sheets try to hide dumps but fail to ...