 Tomb of Tin Hinan miniature at the Bardo National Museum in Algiers. | |
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| Location | Abalessa, Algeria |
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| Type | monumental tomb |
| Beginning date | c. 4th-5th century AD[1] |
| Completion date | 1,500 years ago[2] |
| Dedicated to | Queen Tin Hinan |
The Tin Hinan Tomb (French: Tombeau de Tin Hinan, Arabic: ضريح الملكة تينهنان, lit. 'Mausoleum of Queen Tinhanan') is a monumental tomb located at Abalessa in the Sahara, in the Hoggar Mountains of southern Algeria.[2] The sepulchre was built for Tin Hinan, the Tuareg ancient Queen of the Hoggar (Ahaggar).
- ^ Sorel, Jacqueline (May 9, 2012). "Femmes de l'ombre : Tin-Hinan, reine des Touaregs". Radio France Internationale. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Briggs, L. Cabot (February 1957). "A Review of the Physical Anthropology of the Sahara and Its Prehistoric Implications". Man. 56: 20–23. doi:10.2307/2793877. JSTOR 2793877.