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 native Algerian dialect of Arabic, which reflects various indigenous and foreign influences. 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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Clockwise, top left: Coast of Algiers, Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial), Grande Mosquée d'Alger, Ketchaoua Mosque, Kasbah of Algiers, Algiers Central Post Office, Ministry of Finance building

Algiers (/ælˈdʒɪərz/ al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر, romanized: al-Jazāʾir) is the capital and largest city of Algeria, located in the north-central part of the country. The city's population at the 2008 census was 2,988,145 and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000.

Algiers is situated on the west side of the Bay of Algiers, in the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the Casbah or citadel (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The Casbah and the two quays form a triangle. (Full article...)

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

Did you know

... that the 14th-century Tashfiniya Madrasa in Tlemcen was demolished by French colonial authorities in 1876?
... that when offered, soldiers under Russian general V. P. Taranovsky chose imprisonment in Algeria rather than continuing to fight or serving as labourers?
... 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 Zahia Mentouri was credited with training all pediatric anesthetists in western Algeria?
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Omar Derdour in 1936

Omar Derdour (Arabic: عمر دردور), full name Abou El Kacem Omar Derdour (13 October 1913 – 19 March 2009), was an Algerian Muslim leader, nationalist, and political worker.

A disciple of Abdelhamid Ben Badis, he was active in the Islamic reformation of Algeria and the Algerian War of Independence. He directed the Friends of the Manifesto and Liberty Party's (in French: Amis du Manifeste et de la Liberté, AML) Federation in Constantine, and was a member of the Central Committee and Deputy of the Constantine region from 1947 to 1951. (Full article...)

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Abdelmadjid Tebboune Houari Boumediene Abdelaziz Bouteflika Albert Camus Ahmed Ben Bella

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Sfenj (from the Arabic word Arabic: سفنج, romanized: Safanj, meaning sponge) is a Maghrebi doughnut: a light, spongy ring of dough fried in oil. Sfenj is eaten plain, sprinkled with sugar, or soaked in honey. It is a well-known dish in the Maghreb and is traditionally made and sold early in the morning for breakfast or in the late afternoon accompanied by tea—usually Maghrebi mint tea—or coffee. The term Sfenj is used in Algeria and other parts of the Maghreb. It is called bambalouni in Tunisia, and Sfenj in Libya. In Morocco, the term "Sfenj" is used, also sometimes nicknamed in the literature "Moroccan doughnuts". It is also called Khfaf or ftayr in Algeria, and is sometimes also dubbed as the "Algerian doughnut". (Full article...)

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

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