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).