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 North Africa. Algeria 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. It is considered part of the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has a semi-arid geography, with most of the population living in the fertile north and the Sahara dominating the geography of the south. Algeria covers an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), making it the world's tenth largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa, being more than 200 times as large as the smallest country in the continent, The Gambia. 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.

The official languages of Algeria are Arabic and Berber. The majority of Algeria's population is Arab, practicing Islam. The native Algerian Arabic is the main spoken language. French also serves as an administrative and educational language in some contexts, but it has no official status. (Full article...)

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Parts of Algeria and neighbouring countries formed a part of the Roman Empire

Much of the history of Algeria has taken place on the fertile coastal plain of North Africa, which is often called the Maghreb (or Maghreb). North Africa served as a transit region for people moving towards Europe or the Middle East, thus, the region's inhabitants have been influenced by populations from other areas, including the Carthaginians, Romans, and Vandals. The region was conquered by the Muslims in the early 8th century AD, but broke off from the Umayyad Caliphate after the Berber Revolt of 740. During the Ottoman period, Algeria became an important state in the Mediterranean sea which led to many naval conflicts. The last significant events in the country's recent history have been the Algerian War and Algerian Civil War. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Algeria-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Almohad dynasty and surrounding states, c. 1200. (from History of Algeria)
Image 2Parts of Algeria and neighbouring countries formed a part of the Roman Empire (from History of Algeria)
Image 3Lands controlled by the Maghrawa in the first half of the 11th century (from History of Algeria)
Image 4Kingdom of Kuku (blue) just east of Algiers (from History of Algeria)
Image 5Coin minted during the reign of Abu Yaqub Yusuf (from History of Algeria)
Image 6The mausoleum of king Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II in Tipaza (from History of Algeria)
Image 7Ottoman Algeria in 1560. (from History of Algeria)
Image 8Moufdi Zakaria, a 1908-1977 poet from the Algerian Revolution (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 9Ruins of the Mansura Mosque, begun by the Marinids in 1303 during their siege of Tlemcen (from History of Algeria)
Image 10Purchase of Christian slaves by French friars (Religieux de la Mercy de France) in Algiers in 1662 (from History of Algeria)
Image 11Kingdom of Beni Abbas in the 16th century during the reign of Ahmed Amokrane (from History of Algeria)
Image 12Algeria in 1824 alongside Alaouite Morocco before the French colonisation. (from History of Algeria)
Image 13Monument to the victims of the Sétif and Guelma massacre, Kherrata (from History of Algeria)
Image 14The Almohads transferred the capital of Al-Andalus to Seville. (from History of Algeria)
Image 15Map of Numidia (from History of Algeria)
Image 16Poster 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 17Phases of the expansion of the Almohad state (from History of Algeria)
Image 18Hammadid territory circa 1050 (in green), and extended territories (dotted line) controlled in certain periods (from History of Algeria)
Image 19Couscous (Arabic: كسكس) with vegetables and chickpeas, the national dish of Algeria (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 20Statue of Abd al Mumin in Tlemcen, Algeria (from History of Algeria)
Image 21The Bombardment of Algiers in 1816, by Martinus Schouman (from History of Algeria)
Image 22Coin of the Hafsids with ornemental Kufic, Bougie, Algeria, 1249–1276. (from History of Algeria)
Image 23Roman inscription from Agueneb in the Laghouat Province (from History of Algeria)
Image 24A man of Tlemcen (from History of Algeria)
Image 25Chronological map of the conquest of Algeria (1830-1956) (from History of Algeria)
Image 26Masinissa (from History of Algeria)
Image 27Liberation of slaves after the Bombardment of Algiers (1683) (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 in 2022, Emmanuel Macron recognized the 1962 Isly killings of French citizens in Algeria by the French army as a massacre?
... that the 1994 Mascara earthquake destroyed every house in the Algerian villages of Shadlia, Hacine and Sidi Ali Cherif?
... that the 14th-century Tashfiniya Madrasa in Tlemcen was demolished by French colonial authorities in 1876?
... that Albert Camus's novel The Plague is based on an epidemic in Oran, Algeria, and examines how a government could turn tyrannical?
... that in Algeria potatoes are grown in sand in the Sahara desert?

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Ahmed Ben Bella (Arabic: أحمد بن بلّة Aḥmad bin Billah; 25 December 1918 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of Algeria from 15 September 1963 to 19 June 1965.

Ben Bella played an important role during the Algerian war of independence against France, leading the FLN, organizing the shipment of foreign weapons and coordinating political strategy from Cairo. Despite not being present in Algeria, French authorities tried to assassinate him multiple times. Once Algeria gained indendence in 1962, Ben Bella's Oujda Group seized power from Benyoucef Benkhedda's provisional government after a short crisis, and Ben Bella became prime minister of Algeria with Ferhat Abbas as acting president. Ben Bella succeeded Ferhat Abbas on 15 September 1963 after rapidly sidelining him, and was elected president after winning an election with 99.6 per cent of the votes. (Full article...)

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Abdelmadjid Tebboune Houari Boumediene Abdelaziz Bouteflika Omar Derdour Albert Camus

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Méchoui

Méchoui (Arabic: مشوي) or Meshwi is a whole sheep or lamb spit-roasted on a barbecue in Maghrebi cuisine. The word comes from the Arabic word šawā (شواء, "grilling, roasting"). This dish is very popular in North Africa. (Full article...)

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

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