Nedroma
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Nedroma () is a city in Tlemcen Province, in northwestern Algeria, about from Tlemcen. Once the capital of Trara, it was built on the ruins of a Berber town by Abd al-Mu'min the Almohad caliph. It has a great Islamic history, with its Great Mosque of Nedroma once containing the earliest surviving Almoravid minbar. Nedroma became a UNESCO World Heritage in 2002 for its cultural importance.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Nedroma
- Settlement.native_name
- ندرومة
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tlemcen
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nedroma
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 14
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 32,398
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 13600
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 14
- Elevation
- 650
- Image
- APC de Nedroma مقر بلدية ندرومة.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nedroma
- postal code
- 13600
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Nedroma () is a city in Tlemcen Province, in northwestern Algeria, about from Tlemcen. Once the capital of Trara, it was built on the ruins of a Berber town by Abd al-Mu'min the Almohad caliph. It has a great Islamic history, with its Great Mosque of Nedroma once containing the earliest surviving Almoravid minbar. Nedroma became a UNESCO World Heritage in 2002 for its cultural importance.
==History== Many families of Andalusian and Moorish origin sought refuge in this city during the Reconquista.
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