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 widely used as a lingua franca and in government, media, and education. The vast majority of the population speak the native Algerian dialect of Arabic, which reflects various indigenous and foreign influences. Most Algerians are Arab, with indigenous Berbers forming a significant minority. Sunni Islam is the official religion and practised by the 99 percent of the population. (Full article...)

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The Mozabite people or Banu Mzab (Arabic: بني مزاب) are a Berber ethnic group inhabiting the M'zab natural region in the northern Sahara in Algeria, numbering about 150,000 to 300,000 people. They speak primarily the Mozabite language, one of the Zenati languages in the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic family. Mozabites are primarily Ibadi Muslims, but there was a small population of Jews as well.

Mozabites mainly live in five oases; namely, Ghardaïa, Beni Isguen, El Atteuf, Melika and Bounoura, as well as two other isolated oases farther north: Berriane and El_Guerrara. Ghardaïa is the capital of the confederation, followed in importance by Beni Isguen, the chief commercial centre. (Full article...)

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

Did you know

... 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?
... 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?
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Tebboune in 2023

Abdelmadjid Tebboune (Arabic: عبد المجيد تبون, romanized: ʿAbd al-Majīd Tabbūn; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the President of Algeria since December 2019 and as Minister of Defence.

Tebboune took over the power from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and former acting head of state Abdelkader Bensalah. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Algeria from May 2017 to August 2017. In addition, he was also Minister of Housing from 2001 to 2002 for a year and again from 2012 to 2017 for five years. (Full article...)

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Houari Boumediene Abdelaziz Bouteflika Omar Derdour Albert Camus Ahmed Ben Bella

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Chakhchoukha or chekhechoukha (Arabic: شخشوخة) is a traditional Algerian dish made from torn or rolled pieces of cooked semolina dough that are served in a flavorful tomato-based sauce. The dish consists of small pieces of rougag (thin round flatbread) mixed with marqa, a tomato stew. The dish is typically made by boiling the semolina dough in salted water until it is cooked and then rolling it into small balls or tearing it into bite-sized pieces. (Full article...)

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Algerian cuisine Couscous Karantita 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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