The Qal'a of Beni Hammad

 

The Qal'a of Beni Hammad is an exceptional archeological site found 36 km to the north-east of the town of M'sila. This group of saved remains, at 1,000 m height, is found in a hilly setting of striking magnificence on the southern flank of Djebel Maadid. The Qal'a of Beni Hammad was established toward the start of the eleventh century by Hammad, child of Bologhine, and relinquished in 1090 under the danger of a Hilalian intrusion. It is a standout amongst the most fascinating and most correctly dated stupendous edifices of the Islamic development. It was the first capital of the Hammadid emirs and appreciated incredible wonder. The Qal'a embodies, inside 7 km of part of the way disassembled invigorated dividers, a substantial number of fantastic vestiges, among which are the extraordinary Mosque and its minaret, and an arrangement of castles. The mosque, with its request to God corridor involving 13 naves of 8 narrows is the greatest after that of Mansourah and its minaret is the most seasoned in Algeria after that of Sidi Boumerouane. The vestiges of the Qal'a demonstrate the veracity of the incredible refinement of the Hammad progress, a unique construction modeling and the palatial society of North Africa. The Castle of the Beacon Light, set on a sheer rough crest from which its keep overwhelmed the encompassing region, was motivated by the format of eastern castles. The royal residence of the Hammadid emirs is a complex made up of three habitations differentiated by enclosures, structures and reservoirs.