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Algeria is the second-largest country in Africa and is mostly covered by the Sahara Desert.
Banking hours in Algeria are Saturday-Thursday: From 7H30 to 17H30
The local currency is the Algerian dinar (DZD/AD), which is made up of 100 centimes.
The international dialing code for Algeria is +213
Electricity in Algeria is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. If you travel to Algeria with a device that does not accept 230 Volts at 50 Hertz, you will need a voltage converter.
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (1980)
Djémila (1982)
Kasbah of Algiers (1992)
M'Zab Valley (1982)
Timgad (1982)
Tipasa (1982)
Tassili n'Ajjer (1982)
Sidi Bel Abbès
Is named after a Muslim holy man who is buried there. It is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields.
National Amazigh Film Festival
held in Sidi Bel Abbes in Western Algeria in January. The festival includes full length films, short films, documentaries and animations.
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Tindouf
houses Algerian military bases. Since 1975, it also contains several Sahrawi refugee camps.
Western Sahara Marathon
Annually held in late February, races vary over a number of distances, from 5 Km to 41 Km.
Cine del Sahara
held in the refugee camps of southwest Algeria, this festival brings film to the relatively isolated communities of the Sahrawis.
Ghardaia
is renowned for its coarse goat hair carpets, generally with simple geometric patterns in black and white.
Ghardaia Carpet Festival
held in mid-March, this festival a lively event incorporating a procession with traditional music. Carpet weavers come from all over the country to exhibit and sell their carpets, and participate in competitions.
M'Zab Valley
The M'Zab Valley is a region of the northern Sahara that holds five traditional fortified villages. The Valley was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 as an example of traditional human habitat perfectly adapted to the environment.
Béchar
The city is noted for its leatherwork and jewellery. Dates, vegetables, figs, cereals and almonds are produced near Béchar. The city was once the site of a French foreign Legion post.
Marathon des Dunes
runners from all over the world converge in April in the city of Béchar, intent on completing this three-stage desert race.
Algiers
is the capital and largest city of Algeria.
European Cultural Festival
held in early-May, dozens of artists from some 16 countries arrive in Algiers, Constantine and Tlemcem to perform traditional rhythms, flamenco and jazz music.
Kasbah of Algiers
Declared a World Heritage Site in 1992, The Kasbah is an ancient Islamic city. There are the remains of the citadel, old mosques and Ottoman-style palaces.
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
declared a World Heritage Site in 1980, it is located in the mountains northeast of M'Sila, near the town of Bechara (Bishara), about 225 km southeast of Algiers. The site was the first capital of the Hammadid empire. It was founded in 1007 and destroyed in 1152. Notable aspects of the city include its large mosque.
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Batna
is the fifth largest city in Algeria.
Timgad
Established as a military colony by the Emperor Trajan in AD 100, Timgad was declared a World Heritage Site in 1982 as it is an excellent example of Roman town planning.
Constantine
is the third largest city in the country and is a center of the grain trade.
Dimajazz Festival
held in Constantine over eight days each May. Features well-known artists from all over the world.
Djémila
is a mountain village and declared a World Heritage site in 1982 because of its significant historic value. It was recognized because of its unique adaptation of Roman architecture to a mountain environment. Buildings present in Djemila include a theatre, two fora, temples, basilicas, arches, streets, and houses.
Tipasa
Declared a World Heritage Site in 1982, Tipasa was originally a Phoenician trading post, but it became a Roman colony in the 2nd century AD. The modern town, founded in 1857, is remarkable chiefly for its sandy beach, and Roman ruins.
Tassili n'Ajjer
is a mountain range in the Sahara desert in southeast Algeria. Declared a World Heritage Site in 1982, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era. The geological formations are of outstanding scenic interest, with eroded sandstones forming ‘forests of rock’.
Festival du Rai d'Oran
this national event of 'rai' music (a fusion of Arabic and Algerian folk / Western rock music) is a colourful event, featuring over 50 artists, held annually in August.
Festival International Bande Dessinee d'Alger
this festival, held in October, showcases the work of cartoonists from Algeria and from further afield. Fans of the comic genre can look forward to an exhibition of artists' work, workshops and concerts.
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