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What to see and do — Laghouat

Laghouat (Al-Aghouat, "the gardens") is an oasis founded by Berber Zenetes in the 11th century. A stop on the trans-Saharan caravan route between Algiers and Ghadamès (Libya), it was deeply Islamized and became a Sufi center with the Sidi Hadj Aïssa traditional cultural center. The Ottomans attached it to the Regency of Algiers. In 1844, the French undertook an expedition against Laghouat; in November 1852, General Pélissier took it by force after a brutal siege killing thousands of inhabitants (massacre marking southern conquest). Under colonization, Laghouat became a strategic garrison. At independence, it remained a major administrative and military hub of southern Algeria. The wilaya was created in 1974. Today Laghouat is a major university and service hub.

• 📍Old Laghouat Ksar — Old fortified mud medina, covered alleys, historic mosques
• 📍Laghouat Palm Grove — Vast foggara-irrigated oasis, Deglet Nour date producer
• 📍Sidi Hadj Aïssa traditional cultural center — Historic Sufi center, traditional gathering and Quranic teaching site
• 📍Sidi Bel Abbès Mosque — Historic ksar mosque, classical Saharan architecture
• 📍Regional Museum — Archaeological and ethnographic oasis and southern collections
• 📍Aflou Thermal Spring — Hammam 90 km north, renowned cures for rheumatism