#Béni-Isguen

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M'Zab Valley

A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved intact in the M’Zab valley. Simple, functional and perfectly adapted to the environment, the architecture of M’Zab was designed for community living, while respecting the structure of the family. It is a source of inspiration for today’s urban planners.

Outstanding universal value

Located 600 km south of Algiers, in the heart of the Saharan desert, the five ksour (fortified villages) of the M'Zab Valley form an extraordinary homogeneous ensemble, the mark of a sedentary, urban civilization in the desert, the bearer of an original culture which, through its own genius, has managed to preserve its cohesion over the centuries. Consisting of the ksour and palm groves of El-Atteuf, Bounoura, Melika, Ghardaïa and Béni-Isguen (founded between 1012 and 1350), the M'Zab Valley has retained virtually the same settlement pattern and construction techniques since the 11th century, dictated as much by a specific social and cultural context as by the need to adapt to a hostile environment.

Each of these miniature walled cities is dominated by a mosque whose minaret acts as a watchtower. The mosque was conceived as a fortress, the last bastion of resistance in the event of siege, and included an arsenal and a grain silo. Around this building, essential to community life, are houses arranged in concentric circles up to the rampart. Each house constitutes a fixed cubic cell, illustrating an egalitarian social organization based on respect for the family structure, whose intimacy and autonomy it strives to preserve. At the beginning of the first millennium, the Ibadites used local materials to create a vernacular architecture in the M'Zab that, thanks to its perfect adaptation to the environment and the simplicity of its forms, continues to serve as an example and lesson for contemporary architecture and town planning.

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Béni Isguen old town (Algeria) - the oldest version of 1995. / Vieille Ville de Béni Isguen (Algérie) - La plus ancienne version datant de 1995. Ink on paper / Encre de Chine sur papier. A. LALMI #artworks #art #paintings #artmodern #artistepeintre #paintingoftheday #artofinstagram #paintpaintpaint #colors #paint #architecturephotography #autodidacte #selfthaught #artofinstagram #originalart #paintpaintpaint #artistsoninstagram #architecture #autodidact #inkonpaper #inkonpaperdrawing #inkartwork #encresurpapier #beniisguen #benisguen #mzab #algeria #ghardaia #Ghardaia #algerie (at Paris 18e) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmY81ZZqHEn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ghardaia: Ksar de Tafilelt lauréat du Prix "Energy globe national Award 2020"

Ghardaia: Ksar de Tafilelt lauréat du Prix “Energy globe national Award 2020”

La fondation Amidoul de Béni Isguen de la Wilaya de Ghardaia a remporté le prestigieux prix pour l’environnement « National Energy Globe Award 2020 », pour la réalisation d’un Ksar bioclimatique unique dénommé «Ksar Tafilelt»Continue reading

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Argélia 2018 – Dia 5

Argélia 2018 – Dia 5. Segundo e último dia completo em Ghardaia, muito bem preenchido com duas visitas a aldeias históricas, com especial destaque para Béni-Isguen, que se revelou a mais interessante.

Segundo e último dia completo em Ghardaia. E a começar tal e qual como o anterior, com o Abdou a chegar cedo de mais e a forçar um despertar em acelerado para o pequeno-almoço.

De manhã íamos visitar Eteouf. Mais uma vez aquele caminho até ao eixo rodoviário principal, um verdadeiro caminho das Arábias que me fascinou e nunca cansou, mesmo depois de ter passado por ele mais de dez vezes.

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Béni Isguen old town (Algeria) - the oldest version of 1995. / Vieille Ville de Béni Isguen (Algérie) - Plus ancienne version datant de 1995. Ink on paper / Encre de Chine sur papier. A. LALMI #artworks #art #paintings #artmodern #artistepeintre #paintingoftheday #artofinstagram #paintpaintpaint #colors #paint #artwork🎨 #autodidacte #selfthaught #artofinstagram #originalart #paintpaintpaint #artistsoninstagram #artwork🎨 #autodidact #inkonpaper #inkonpaperdrawing #inkartwork #encresurpapier #beniisguen #benisguen #mzab #algeria #ghardaia #Ghardaia #algerie (at Paris 18e) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmY5rJjqcx9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Béni Isguen old town (Algeria) / Vieille Ville de Béni Isguen (Algérie) The final artwork! / La version finale !☺️ Acrylic on paper / Acrylique sur papier. 2012 A. LALMI #artworks #art #paintings #artmodern #artistepeintre #paintingoftheday #artofinstagram #paintpaintpaint #colors #paint #artwork🎨 #autodidacte #autodidact #acrylicpainting #acrylicart #acrylique #acryliqueartist #acryliques #acryliquepainting #acrylicpaint #acrylicartwork #acrylic #beniisguen #benisguen #mzab #algeria #ghardaia #Ghardaia #algerie (at Paris 18e) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl0rxtdq1XO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Béni Isguen old town (Algeria) / Vielle Ville de Béni Isguen (Algérie) Series of sketches 27 / * Series de croquis 27 Final artwork will be published soon / La version finale sera publiée prochainement. Markers and ink on paper / Marqueurs et encres sur papier. 2011 - 2012 A. LALMI #artworks #art #paintings #artmodern #artworkoftheday #artistepeintre #paintingoftheday #artofinstagram #sketch #beforeafter #paintpaintpaint #markeronpaper #colors #painter #paint #artwork🎨 #autodidacte #autodidact #inkonpaper #encresurpapier #sketchup #sketchdaily #beniisguen #benisguen #mzab #algeria #ghardaia #Ghardaia #algerie (at Paris 18e) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clt04UpLVbe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=