The jeddars of Algeria are thirteen Berber mausoleums located south of Tiaret city in Algeria. The name is derived from Arabic, which is used locally to refer to ancient monumental ruins. These pre-Islamic tombs date from Late Antiquity between the 4th-7th centuries.
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Dating back centuries, Algeria’s pyramid tombs are unique relics of an ancient era but a dearth of research has left the Jeddars shrouded in mystery. The 13 monuments, whose square stone bases are topped with angular mounds, are perched on a pair of hills near the city of Tiaret, some 250 kilometres (155 miles) southwest of the capital Algiers.
This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title “Algeria’s ancient pyramid tombs still shrouded in mystery”. Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/01/14/algerias-ancient-pyramid-tombs-still-shrouded-in-mystery.html.
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