{"id":58581,"date":"2026-04-14T15:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=58581"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:07:08","slug":"algeria-pushes-for-unesco-world-heritage-status-for-augustinian-trail-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=58581","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Pushes for UNESCO World Heritage Status for Augustinian Trail Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda on Tuesday praised ongoing efforts to inscribe the Augustinian Routes on the UNESCO World Heritage List, making the announcement during Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s visit to the ancient archaeological site of Hippo in Annaba.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <strong>dzwatch<\/strong>, Bendouda described the initiative as <em>&#8220;a strategic state project aimed at valorizing national heritage, boosting Algeria&#8217;s cultural influence, and developing cultural tourism&#8221;<\/em>, positioning the site as a global destination for researchers and scholars of Augustinian thought.<\/p>\n<p>The minister emphasized the importance of strengthening international academic cooperation and advancing scientific research to ensure this heritage is preserved and transmitted to future generations.<\/p>\n<p>The Augustinian Routes encompass the archaeological sites of Hippo in Annaba, alongside Thagaste and Madauros in Souk Ahras \u2014 all deeply linked to the life and legacy of Saint Augustine.<\/p>\n<p>Bendouda reaffirmed the ministry&#8217;s commitment to safeguarding national heritage as a driver of cultural and touristic development and a bridge for civilizational dialogue and peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Culture and Arts Malika Bendouda on Tuesday praised ongoing efforts to inscribe the Augustinian Routes on the UNESCO World Heritage List, making the announcement during Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s visit to the ancient archaeological site of Hippo in Annaba. Speaking exclusively to dzwatch, Bendouda described the initiative as &#8220;a strategic state project aimed at &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}