Mar16
Published by misha in Adventure, Africa, Algeria, Cities, Cultural, Eating, Hiking, Monuments, Photos, Restaurants, Sightseeings, Travel Stories
Tlemcen is Algerian town located in the nortwest part of the country and is the capital of the province of the same name. The city is also renowned for its olive plantations and vineyards. For the cosmopolitan traveler Tlemcen has a lot to offer as it has developed into an art and culture centre with a unique and distinctive style. This is mainly due to the fact that Tlemcen has a blend of Arab, Berber, Andalusia and French cultures that lends itself to textiles and handicrafts.
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Oct21
Published by Asya in Africa, Algeria, Cultural, History, Monuments, Photos, Travel Stories, UNESCO, Walking
Thamugadi, at present-day Timgad, is an ancient Roman city located on the northern slopes of the Aurès Mountains in northeastern Algeria. Timgad was constructed as a bastion against the Berbers by emperor Trajan in AD 100. A lot of Timgad is therefore in perfect condition. Timgad was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
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Aug05
Published by Asya in Adventure, Africa, Algeria, Climbing
Hoggar,
large plateau in the north center of the
Sahara, on the Tropic of Cancer,
North Africa. Its height is above 3,000 feet (900 m), culminating in Mount Tahat (9,573 feet [2,918 m]) in southeastern
Algeria. The plateau, about 965 miles (1,550 km) north to south and 1,300 miles (2,100 km) east to west, is rocky desert composed of black volcanic (basalt) necks and of flows rising above a pink granite massif. The highest peak, Tahat Mountain, is 3,003 metres high, and may have snow at any time of the year. The landscape is rocky and arid, with only occasional vegetation. A couple of seasonal rivers cut through the landscape, and give room for a few settlements, among which there is only one town,
Tamanrasset.
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Jan06
Published by vanhal in ACTIVITIES, Africa, Algeria, CONTINENTS, COUNTRIES
Local name : Algetie (French)
Timezone : GMT+1
Area : 2460500km’/949753sqmi
Population total : (2002e)3 126 1000
Status : Democratic republic
Date of independence : 1962
Capital : Algiers
Language : Arabic (official/, Berber, French)
Ethnogroups : Arab (7s%), Berber (2s%)
Religions : Muslim (Sunni 99%), Roman Catholic (0.5%)
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