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Algeria
Africa's largest country, mostly Sahara, with Roman cities better preserved than most in Italy and rock art nine thousand years old. The advisory is regional — read it that way.
When to go
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026Best time to visit Algeria: Mar–Apr · Oct–Nov
Cities
Where people go in Algeria
Landmarks
What people go to see in Algeria
Algiers· 8 landmarks
Bardo National Museum
Casbah of Algiers · UNESCO
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur
Dar Mustapha Pacha · UNESCO
Ketchaoua Mosque · UNESCO
Maqam Echahid
National Museum of Antiquities
Notre-Dame d'Afrique
Constantine· 7 landmarks
Ahmed Bey Palace
Cirta
Constantine Cable Car
Emir Abdelkader Mosque
Great Mosque of Constantine
Salah Bey Viaduct
Sidi M'Cid Bridge
Oran· 7 landmarks
Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque
Ahmed Zabana National Museum
Bey's Palace
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur
Imam al-Houari Mosque
Mers El Kébir
Port of Oran
Annaba· 4 landmarks
Basilica of Saint Augustine
Hippo Regius
Salah Bey Mosque
Seraïdi
Batna· 4 landmarks
Belezma National Park
Buttafoco Camp Monument
Lambaesis
Timgad · UNESCO
Béjaïa· 4 landmarks
Gouraya National Park
Great Mosque of Béjaïa
Pic des Singes
Saldae
Names and UNESCO status only. We hold no coordinate for a landmark — the stored position is its city’s centre — so these are listed under the city rather than pinned on a map. Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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Fly to Algeria
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Practical
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The facts you look up on the plane
Driving
On the right
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Plugs
C / F
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
230V
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Currency
DZD · Algerian dinar
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Hello
Bonjour
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
Tipping
Round up, or around 10%. Cash, and small notes.
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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