The Food of Algeria
In Arabic the country is known as Al-Jaza’ir, which is short for Al-Jaza-iriyah ad-dimuqratiyah ash-sha’biyah. Luckily it’s also called Algeria!
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Algeria
ALGERIA: Top ten sites to visit in THE SAHARA
Algeria’s Southern region is largely comprised of the immense and sweltering Sahara Desert. While this implies miles of desolate, inhospitable expanses, this is far from the case. There are a number of bustling towns and tranquil destinations. There is no better place in the country for adventure seekers than here.
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ALGERIA: Top ten sites to visit in THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST
They are best epitomised by five key sites-Tipasa, Timgad, Djemila, Hippo Regius and Constantine. There is no better place to gain insight into the country’s distant past than the Mediterranean Coast.
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ALGERIA: Top ten sites to visit in ALGIERS
Having begun as a small port town during the Phoenician control of the country, it blossomed as a major trading hub under centuries of Ottoman control. It fell under the control of the French in 1830 and remained a major colonial outpost until its liberation in 1962, which followed a particularly brutal and violent civil war.
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The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire occupies a special place in the collective consciousness of the West, at once a dark star on
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