The Algerian historic centers between conservation and contemporaneity

Case study the medina of Annaba

Abstract

The nuclei and historical urban tissues carry the living memory of cultural, social and economic life of contemporary society, and therefore it is necessary to pay attention to the heritage value and search for how to preserve and value our urban and architectural identity, urbanization and different places and changing times are the most important elements that contribute to the formation of urban identity and human heritage, it reflects the most important things that I have known or what this city has gone through civilizations and manifestations of sophistication or decadence, Through this research paper we highlighted the old city of Hanaba Kanmudj for the historical centers in Algeria, where we noted that this important human heritage has recently become and as a result of several factors threatened with extinction and extinction, this is a reflection of the lack of preservation and the absence of appropriate and appropriate restorations of such historical centers, This deterioration, in addition to the strategic position occupied by this old city as the first urban fabric around it, has increased the desire to remove and cut parts of it, influenced by the changes of the present time and the desire to contemporary the real-time events. The methodology of this study was based on the descriptive analytical pattern through a qualitative approach based mainly on observation, field investigation, middle life for several years and knowledge of the field of study closely, supported by dialogues with the population, authorities and associations interested in heritage in Annaba, which we confirmed after research that priority and inevitability tend to be maintained.