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.

29 COM 7B.44 Kasbah of Algiers (Algeria) The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev,. 2. Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.43, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, ...

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 ...

ALGIERS, April 20 (KUNA) -- The Kasbah of Algiers, known as the House of the Sultan, is located in the center of Algiers, where It was built in 1516 by the Turkish leaders and was completed in 1591.

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

Thirty percent of the old dwellings in the Kasbah are ruined, 50% have cracks in them, 10% are at risk of ruin and 10% are in disuse, according to a report drawn up for the reconstruction plan. The ...

Kasbah of Algiers (Algeria) The outgoing Rapporteur presented to the Committee the main content of the report prepared by the Algerian authorities, and informed that legislative measures and urban ...

ALGIERS, April 20 (KUNA) -- The Kasbah of Algiers, known as the House of the Sultan, is located in the center of Algiers, where It was built in 1516 by the Turkish leaders and was completed in ...