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

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. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast.

Spanning 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), Algeria is the world's tenth-largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa. It 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. With a population of 44 million, Algeria is the tenth-most populous country in Africa, and the 33rd-most populous country in the world. Algeria's official languages are Arabic and Tamazight; French is used in media, education, and certain administrative matters, but it has no official status. The vast majority of the population speak the Algerian dialect of Arabic. Most Algerians are Arabs, with Berbers forming a sizeable minority. Sunni Islam is the official religion and practised by 99 percent of the population. (Full article...)

Diplomatic relations between Algeria and Greece date back for more than 2000 years. Diplomatic relations have been solid since Algeria's first years of independence. Greece maintains an embassy in Algiers, and Algeria is represented in Greece by its embassy in Athens. Trade between Greece and Algeria is increasing, with imports of natural gas from Algeria an important factor. There have been problems with illegal immigration from Algeria to Greece in recent years, and with Algerian trafficking of Sub-Saharan Africans seeking to enter the European Union. (Full article...)

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Image 1Map of Numidia (from History of Algeria)
Image 2The Bombardment of Algiers in 1816, by Martinus Schouman (from History of Algeria)
Image 3Kingdom of Beni Abbas in the 16th century during the reign of Ahmed Amokrane (from History of Algeria)
Image 4Ottoman Algeria in 1560. (from History of Algeria)
Image 5The mausoleum of king Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II in Tipaza (from History of Algeria)
Image 6A man of Tlemcen (from History of Algeria)
Image 7Poster 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 8Algerian traditional clothing (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 9Roman inscription from Agueneb in the Laghouat Province (from History of Algeria)
Image 10Kingdom of Kuku (blue) just east of Algiers (from History of Algeria)
Image 11Almohad dynasty and surrounding states, c. 1200. (from History of Algeria)
Image 12Coin minted during the reign of Abu Yaqub Yusuf (from History of Algeria)
Image 13The Almohads transferred the capital of Al-Andalus to Seville. (from History of Algeria)
Image 14Coin of the Hafsids with ornamental Kufic, Bougie, Algeria, 1249–1276. (from History of Algeria)
Image 15Chronological map of the conquest of Algeria (1830-1956) (from History of Algeria)
Image 16Algeria in 1824 alongside Alaouite Morocco before the French colonisation. (from History of Algeria)
Image 17The kingdom of Tlemcen at the beginning of the 14th century. (from History of Algeria)
Image 18Phases of the expansion of the Almohad state (from History of Algeria)
Image 19Hammadid territory circa 1050 (in green), and extended territories (dotted line) controlled in certain periods (from History of Algeria)
Image 20Masinissa (from History of Algeria)
Image 21Moufdi Zakaria, a 1908-1977 poet from the Algerian Revolution (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 22Liberation of slaves after the Bombardment of Algiers (1683) (from History of Algeria)
Image 23Purchase of Christian slaves by French friars (Religieux de la Mercy de France) in Algiers in 1662 (from History of Algeria)
Image 24Monument to the victims of the Sétif and Guelma massacre, Kherrata (from History of Algeria)
Image 25Ruins of the Mansura Mosque, begun by the Marinids in 1303 during their siege of Tlemcen (from History of Algeria)
Image 26Maximum extent of the Zirid Kingdom (from History of Algeria)
Image 27Arab heads of state in Cairo to discuss previous talks with Soviet leaders. From left to right: Abd al-Rahman Arif of Iraq, Houari Boumediene of Algeria, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Nurredin al-Atassi of Syria and Ismail al-Azhari of Sudan (from History of Algeria)
Image 28Lands controlled by the Maghrawa in the first half of the 11th century (from History of Algeria)
Image 29Couscous (Arabic: كسكس) with vegetables and chickpeas, the national dish of Algeria (from Culture of Algeria)
Image 30Statue of Abd al Mumin in Tlemcen, Algeria (from History of Algeria)
Image 31Ben Bella with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser (from History of Algeria)

Bouteflika in 2012

Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; Arabic: عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, romanized: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa [ʕabd elʕaziːz buːtefliːqa]; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as the seventh president of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019.

Before his stint as an Algerian politician, Bouteflika served during the Algerian War as a member of the National Liberation Front. After Algeria gained its independence from France, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1963 until 1979. He served as President of the United Nations General Assembly during the 1974–1975 session. In 1983 he was convicted of stealing millions of dinars from Algerian embassies during his diplomatic career. (Full article...)

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Abdelmadjid Tebboune Houari Boumédiène Omar Derdour Albert Camus Ahmed Ben Bella

Algerian wine is wine cultivated and bottled in Algeria. It has played an important role in the history of wine. Algeria's viticultural history dates back to its settlement by the Phoenicians and continued under the Roman Empire. Prior to the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962), Algeria was the largest wine exporter in the world, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total international wine trade. (Full article...)

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

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