The role of cultural heritage sites in improving the tourist attractiveness of the territory: case of Algeria

Abstract EN

This research aims to highlight the importance of cultural heritage sites in the territories of Algeria, and the requirements for their rehabilitation and enhancement, in order to improve the tourist attractiveness of these territories, and to revitalize the tourism sector in Algeria.

in many countries, cultural heritage sites have become an important factor of tourist attraction, if they are rehabilitated and developed as part of an integrated tourism development strategy.

The study concluded that Algeria has many built cultural heritage sites, and that only a few of them are listed on the World Cultural Heritage List, but they are not exploited in the revitalization of the tourism sector, due to several factors discussed in this research, which has negatively affected the attractiveness of Algeria as a global tourist destination.