The Chedda Tlemcen honored by UNESCO

This December was the bearer of good news for the Algerian culture and identity. Indeed, the Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of UNESCO ranked Chedda Tlemcen as intangible cultural heritage.

The Chedda tlemcénienne is a traditional bridal dress, it is essential for married region (western Algeria). Considered princely attire. It is made ​​on the basis of precious stones, and gold. It was worn by princesses and old women of a certain category during the heyday of Zianides. This period saw the peak of glory of the city of Tlemcen, according to historians it was one of the most civilized in the world and the 15th century, everything that is to say at this time that the holding has made its appearance.

A distinction that honors Algerian cultural heritage, especially that of the western civilization once Zianides.