Algeria and the 2003 Convention

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New inscriptions on the lists of intangible cultural heritage

1 December 2015

Windhoek, 1 December—The Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage meeting in Namibia until 4 December, on Tuesday inscribed five elements on the List of ›››

Supporting policy development in the field of intangible cultural heritage in Africa: A workshop for expert facilitators from the region

28 September 2015

African experts advise on effective support to policy development

28 September 2015

Periodic reporting

On the implementation of the Convention

15/12/2010 (submitted on time)
15/12/2016 (still to submit)
15/12/2022

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Ratification of the Convention on

15 March 2004

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2014-2018

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Listing of ICH

Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen (2012, RL)

6 elements inscribed

2015: Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in Gourara (RL)
2014: Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba in the oasis of Djanet, Algeria (RL)
2013: Annual pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Sidi ‘Abd el-Qader Ben Mohammed (Sidi Cheikh) (RL)
2013: Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and Niger (RL)
2012: Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen (RL)
2008: Ahellil of Gourara (RL)

On-going nomination(s)

2018: Les savoirs et savoir-faire des mesureurs d'eau des foggaras ou aiguadiers du Touat-Tidikelt (USL)
2017: Knowledge and know-how related to the distillation of rose water and bitter orange water by the city-dwellers of Constantine, called Teqtar (RL)