Jedars

Djeddars
ⴰⴷⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵓⵔⴰⵎⴻⵏ جدارن إِغْرَامَن
Alternative nameDjeddars of Frenda
History
Founded4th-7th centuries CE
Periodslate antiquity
CulturesBerber
Associated withunknown
Site notes
ArchaeologistsLouis Siret
Public accessopen to the public

Jedars (French spelling: Djeddars) are thirteen Berber mausoleums located south of Tiaret city in Algeria. The name is derived from the Arabic: جدار jidār (wall), which is used locally to refer to ancient monumental ruins. The pre-Islamic tombs date from late antiquity (4th-7th? centuries CE).[1]

  1. ^ Unless otherwise indicated, information has been taken from Kadra's (1983) publication, which is the most detailed archaeological work on the subject. See also LaPorte (2005), who supplies some information that is omitted from Kadra's work as published.

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