Portal:Algeria

Algeria
الجزائر (Arabic)
*al-Jazair*
Algeria الجزائر (Arabic); al-Jazair
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	Location of Algeria (dark green)
ISO 3166 code	DZ

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Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Algeria has a semi-arid climate, with the Sahara desert dominating most of the territory except for its fertile and mountainous north, where most of the population is concentrated. Spanning 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), it is the world's tenth largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa. With a population of 44 million, Algeria is the tenth-most populous country in Africa, and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast.

Algeria's official languages are Arabic and Tamazight; French is used in media, education, and certain administrative matters. The vast majority of the population speak the Algerian dialect of Arabic. Most Algerians are Arabs, with Berbers forming a sizeable minority. Sunni Islam is the official religion and practised by 99 percent of the population. (Full article...)

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Oran (Arabic: وَهران, romanized: Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second-largest city in Algeria. (Full article...)

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Image 1Ruins of the Mansura Mosque, begun by the Marinids in 1303 during their siege of Tlemcen (from History of Algeria)
Image 2Almohad dynasty and surrounding states, c. 1200. (from History of Algeria)
Image 3Chronological map of the conquest of Algeria (1830-1956) (from History of Algeria)
Image 4Couscous (Arabic: كسكس) with vegetables and chickpeas, the national dish of Algeria (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 5Purchase of Christian slaves by French friars (Religieux de la Mercy de France) in Algiers in 1662 (from History of Algeria)
Image 6Coin minted during the reign of Abu Yaqub Yusuf (from History of Algeria)
Image 7Map of Numidia (from History of Algeria)
Image 8Moufdi Zakaria, a 1908-1977 poet from the Algerian Revolution (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 9Algerian traditional clothing (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 10Kingdom of Beni Abbas in the 16th century during the reign of Ahmed Amokrane (from History of Algeria)
Image 11Monument to the victims of the Sétif and Guelma massacre, Kherrata (from History of Algeria)
Image 12Kingdom of Kuku (blue) just east of Algiers (from History of Algeria)
Image 13The Almohads transferred the capital of Al-Andalus to Seville. (from History of Algeria)
Image 14Roman inscription from Agueneb in the Laghouat Province (from History of Algeria)
Image 15Phases of the expansion of the Almohad state (from History of Algeria)
Image 16Coin of the Hafsids with ornamental Kufic, Bougie, Algeria, 1249–1276. (from History of Algeria)
Image 17A man of Tlemcen (from History of Algeria)
Image 18Ottoman Algeria in 1560. (from History of Algeria)
Image 19The kingdom of Tlemcen at the beginning of the 14th century. (from History of Algeria)
Image 20Masinissa (from History of Algeria)
Image 21Liberation of slaves after the Bombardment of Algiers (1683) (from History of Algeria)
Image 22Hammadid territory circa 1050 (in green), and extended territories (dotted line) controlled in certain periods (from History of Algeria)
Image 23Poster to garner Algerian support for the struggle in France during World War 2. "France is speaking to you" with clippings from French Resistance newspapers from 1942 and 1943 (from History of Algeria)
Image 24Maximum extent of the Zirid Kingdom (from History of Algeria)
Image 25Statue of Abd al Mumin in Tlemcen, Algeria (from History of Algeria)
Image 26Algeria in 1824 alongside Alaouite Morocco before the French colonisation. (from History of Algeria)
Image 27Lands controlled by the Maghrawa in the first half of the 11th century (from History of Algeria)
Image 28The Bombardment of Algiers in 1816, by Martinus Schouman (from History of Algeria)
Image 29The mausoleum of king Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II in Tipaza (from History of Algeria)

Did you know

... that when offered, soldiers under Russian general V. P. Taranovsky chose imprisonment in Algeria rather than continuing to fight or serving as labourers?
... that Zahia Mentouri was credited with training all pediatric anesthetists in western Algeria?
... that the 1994 Mascara earthquake destroyed every house in the Algerian villages of Shadlia, Hacine and Sidi Ali Cherif?
... that in 2022, Emmanuel Macron recognized the 1962 Isly killings of French citizens in Algeria by the French army as a massacre?
... that the 14th-century Tashfiniya Madrasa in Tlemcen was demolished by French colonial authorities in 1876?
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Boumédiène in 1978

Houari Boumédiène (Arabic: هواري بومدين, romanized: Hawwārī Būmadyan; born Mohammed ben Brahim Boukherouba; 23 August 1932 – 27 December 1978) was an Algerian military officer and politician who served as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 December 1976 and thereafter as the second president of Algeria until his death in 1978.

Born in Guelma, he was educated at the Islamic Institute in Constantine. He joined the National Liberation Front in 1955 and adopted the nom de guerre Houari Boumediene. He received the rank of colonel and in 1960 became the commander of the military wing of the FLN. (Full article...)

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Karantika (Arabic: كارنتيكا) is an iconic Algerian street food sold throughout Algeria by street vendors. It has similarities to pies, pancakes, and flans and consists of a chickpea batter topped with beaten egg and baked, and is served with harissa and cumin either hot on bread as a sandwich, or sliced into squares. (Full article...)

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Chakhchoukha Algerian cuisine Couscous Mazagran (drink) Shakshouka Algerian wine Sidi Brahim (wine) Makroudh Mouna Sfenj Chermoula Chorba Mesfouf Méchoui M'semen Potato production in Algeria

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