Nedroma

For the genus of moth, see Nedroma (moth).

Nedroma (Arabic: ندرومة‎) is a city in Tlemcen Province, Algeria. Once the capital of Trara, it was built on the ruins of a Berber town by Abd al-Mu'min the Almohad caliph, who himself was a native of the neighboring mountains.[1]

World Heritage Status

Nedroma was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on December 30, 2002 in the Cultural category.[1]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Nedroma et les Trara - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Coordinates: 35°00′00″N 1°44′00″W / 35°N 1.7333333°W / 35; -1.7333333

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