Bani Ad Cave..and the masterpieces of stalagmites and stalagmites in Tlemcen

ArabiaWeather.com - Ismail Qassemi - Unlike many caves that force the visitor to walk inside the water or in tiring positions for a long time, you can visit the Bani Aad Cave in Algeria with all comfort and enjoy watching the stalactites, stalagmites and wonderful natural statues.

Bani Aad is a natural cave located among the high mountains of Ain Fezza at a depth of 57 meters, and extends about 700 meters in length and reaches twenty meters in width. The cave site is about 50 kilometers from the sparkling city of Tlemcen in western Algeria.

The cave is distinguished by the constant temperature inside it throughout the year, which is within the range of 13 degrees Celsius.

But passing through the narrow paths designated for visitors allows one to stand among many things and shapes made by nature, in addition to the sounds emitted inside the cave, which add to the place a unique atmosphere.

The Bani Aad Cave is divided into two parts, the Great Cave , which is said to extend to the lands of the Kingdom of Morocco, according to experts, and among the historical stories narrated here is that the cave extends to the Cave of the Nymphs in the Moroccan city of Oujda, passing through the Cave of Boumaza, which is located in the city of Sabdu, and that the French colonialism closed the corridor With 60 cubic meters of cement, to stop the supplies that were reaching the Algerian Mujahideen.

As for the smaller cave , it is divided into a number of wondrous rooms that astonish visitors with its natural and historical components, stalagmites and stalagmites, and the visitor can explore many historical narratives and legends that mix facts and fiction at other times.

The second section of the cave is the only one open to tourists, since 1965 AD, and its three halls consist of the main hall, the hall of the King’s Palace, where very old pottery vessels were found, and the Hall of Swords, also known as the Hall of the Mujahideen.