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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.
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Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Algeria: Mar–Apr · Oct–Nov
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The Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography, is a national museum located in Algiers, Algeria. It was originally a palace built by the Algerian admiral Raïs Hamidou in the late 18th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Jul 2026
Reda Kerbush · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of Algiers, founded in 944 by the Zirids. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Casbah, in the province of Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
toufik Lerari · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is a Roman Catholic church located in Algiers, Algeria. Completed in 1956, it became the new cathedral in the capital after the Cathedral of Saint Philip of Algiers reconverted into a Muslim Ketchaoua Mosque. The Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Ps2613 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dar Mustapha Pacha is a Moorish palace, located in the Casbah of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria. It houses the National Museum of Miniatures, Illumination and Calligraphy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Mar 2026
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways. Its construction was logistically and symbolically a cynosure of pre-colonial Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Rachid Hamatou · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Maqam Echahid is a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian War. The monument was opened on July 5, 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. It is fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves, which shelter the "Eternal Flame" under it.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Mar 2026
Boumediene15 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Algiers, officially Capital City of Algiers, is the capital and largest city of Algeria of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean Sea in the north-central portion of the country. In 2025, an estimated 4.325 million people resided within the urban area. Algiers is the third-largest city on the Mediterranean, the tenth-largest city in the Arab world, and the 19th-largest city in Africa by population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
Manini row · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique is a Catholic basilica in Algiers, Algeria. It is the origin of the modern Catholic devotion to Our Lady of Africa.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Aug 2026
Chettouh Nabil · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bey's Palace or Ahmad Bey Palace is a historic palace in Constantine, Algeria. The palace was one of the main sights during the selection of Constantine as Arab Capital of Culture in 2015.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY 4.0
Constantine, also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honour of Emperor Constantine the Great. Located somewhat inland, Constantine is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the Rhumel River.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Abdousid · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Constantine Gondola lift is a gondola lift, situated in Constantine in Algeria. It carries commuters through the gorges of the Rhumel River to link the eastern part of the city at the place Tatache Belkacem to the west in the city Emir Abdelkader, to the University Hospital Ben Badis.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jun 2026
AchMdrd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Constantine, also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honour of Emperor Constantine the Great. Located somewhat inland, Constantine is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the Rhumel River.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Abdousid · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Salah Bey Viaduct, is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the Rhumel River in Constantine, North East Algeria is named after Salah Bey whose rule of the city (1771-1792) was marked by major urban works, This viaduct is already considered the "eighth wonder" of the city with seven bridges.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Feb 2025
hanming_huang from Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sidi M'Cid Bridge is a 164-metre-long (538 ft) suspension bridge across the Rhumel River in Constantine, Algeria. It was opened to traffic in April 1912 and until 1929 was the highest bridge in the world at 175 m (574 ft). The bridge was designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin and links the Casbah to Sidi M'Cid hill.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jun 2026
Yelles · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in Oran, Algeria. The mosque was completed in 2015 and named in honor of Abdelhamid Ben Badis, a revered figure among Algerian Muslims. In 1931, Ben Badis helped found the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema, an Islamic reformist organization that helped combat assimilation into colonial French culture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
Amanidjilali · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Ahmed Zabana National Museum is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène · CC BY 2.0
Oran is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
R hakka · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran is a former Roman Catholic church located at Place de la Kahina, on Boulevard Hammou-boutlelis, in Oran, Algeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY 4.0
The Imam al-Houari Mosque, also known as the Imam Sidi el-Houari Mosque and as the Bey Mohamed Othman Al Kabir Mosque after Baba Mohammed ben-Osman, the Dey of the Deylik of Algiers, is a Sunni mosque located in Oran, Algeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Fazo BELKHAMSSA · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mouloudia Club of Oran, known as MC Oran, or simply MCO for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Oran from 1977 to 1987 and Mouloudia d'Oran from 1987 to 1989. The club colours are red and white.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Mouloudia Club Oranais · Public domain
The Basilica of Saint Augustine is a Catholic basilica and pro-cathedral located in Annaba, Algeria. It is dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
alioueche mokhtar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hippo Regius is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria. It served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals. Hippo was the capital city of the Vandal Kingdom from AD 435 to 439.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Aug 2026
Carole Raddato · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Salah Bey Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Annaba, Algeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Lola.number01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Annaba is a province (wilaya) in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba, is Algeria's main port for mineral exports.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Yacine Boussoufa · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Belezma National Park (Arabic:الحظيرة الوطنية بلزمة) is one of the most important national parks of Algeria. Created in 1984, it is located in Batna Province on the slopes of the Belezma Range, a subrange of the Aurès Mountains.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
Nemencha · CC BY 1.0
The Monument of the Buttafoco camp, also known as the monument to the dead of the Count of Buttafoco's camp, the inaugural stone or stele of the city of Batna, is a monument designed by Colonel Jean-Luc Carbuccia and erected at his initiative on August 19, 1849, to commemorate the capture of the site by the French army.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Aug 2026
Rachid Hamatou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lambaesis (Lambæsis), Lambaisis or Lambaesa, is a Roman archaeological site in Algeria, 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Batna and 27 km (17 mi) west of Timgad, located next to the modern village of Tazoult. The former bishopric is also a Latin Catholic titular bishopric.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Rachid Hamatou · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saldae was an important port city in the ancient Roman Empire, located at today's Béjaïa. It was generally a crossroads between eastern and western segments of Northern Africa, from the time of Carthage to the end of the Byzantine Empire from the continent.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Kazvorpal · CC BY-SA 3.0
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