Founded in the 11th century, Marrakech is one of the four royal cities of the country and was once the capital of the Almoravids and Almohads. The medina is surrounded by a wall with magnificent city gates. The center with its mosques, palaces, houses, alleys and squares is a gem […]
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The richest city in the Islamic world from the 12th to the 16th centuries still has around 700 listed buildings. These include the Great Mosque Djama es-Situna from the 8th century as well as the El-Ksar Mosque, the Sidi-Jusef Mosque, which was groundbreaking for later Turkish mosques with its octagonal, […]
In 1933, in one of the most remote areas in south-east Algeria, over 15,000 rock carvings and engravings were discovered on the Tassili n’Ajjer plateau at an altitude of 1500 to 1800 m. The oldest images are almost 10,000 years old and come from a time when the Sahara was […]
The former Phoenician and later Roman trading hub on the Mediterranean coast combines Phoenician, Roman, early Christian and Byzantine elements in its cityscape, which reflect the eventful history of the city. The remains of a mausoleum, the main street, a theater and an amphitheater, temples and villas as well as […]
Where do Egyptian children go to school? Schooling is a fundamental right in Egypt and schooling should be free for all children. Schooling is compulsory in Egypt and all children must go to school up to the age of 15. Almost 90 out of 100 children between the ages of […]