Jedars
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Jedars (French spelling: Djeddars) are thirteen Berber mausoleums located south of Tiaret city in Algeria. The name is derived from the jidār (wall), which is used locally to refer to ancient monumental ruins. The pre-Islamic tombs date from late antiquity (4th-7th? centuries CE). Some scholars, such as the French historian Christian Courtois, have associated them with the Romano-Berber Kingdom of Ouarsenis.
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- Ancient site.name
- Djeddars
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Djeddars of Frenda
- Ancient site.built
- 4th-7th centuries CE
- Ancient site.epochs
- late antiquity
- Ancient site.cultures
- Berber
- Ancient site.occupants
- unknown
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- Louis Siret
- Ancient site.public_access
- open to the public
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Jedars (French spelling: Djeddars) are thirteen Berber mausoleums located south of Tiaret city in Algeria. The name is derived from the jidār (wall), which is used locally to refer to ancient monumental ruins. The pre-Islamic tombs date from late antiquity (4th-7th? centuries CE). Some scholars, such as the French historian Christian Courtois, have associated them with the Romano-Berber Kingdom of Ouarsenis.
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