KSAR OF ELATTEUF "TADJNINT"

El Atteuf, the eldest of the Ksour, was founded in 1012 downstream of the M’zab Valley by Sheikh Khalifa bin Abghour. The Ksar is the starting point and the start of a process of urbanization in the M’zab valley. Among the peculiarities of the Ksar, the existence of two mosques in its precincts. Each of these has its own pyramidal mosque minaret.

El Atteuf has celebrated its millennium in December 1996 under the slogan : “Cheerfulness, Hope and Love of Algeria”. It was a real snap, allowing a true urban and architectural. So the Ksar has been given a special attention to safeguard and promote local architectural and urban heritage via the rehabilitation of old construction techniques.