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• Take Time to Explore Algeria’s World Heritage Sites

  As Algeria's only natural UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tassili n'Ajjer is home to one of the world's most important collection of prehistoric cave art. The manner in which human life evolved ...

• Protecting the Alboran Sea

  Surrounded by three countries – Algeria, Morocco and Spain – the Alboran Sea is home to rich and diverse marine life, which all three countries have agreed to take steps to preserve. The ...

• Algerian Author Mohammed Dib

  Born in the western Algerian town of Tlemcen in 1920, Mohammed Dib discovered his talent for expressing himself through the written word at a young age and went on to contribute significantly ...

• Celebration of the ‘Seventh Art’ in Oran

  The 6th International Arab Film Festival took place in Oran at the beginning of December 2012, with the festival opening ceremony taking place and the Mohamed Ben Ahmed Convention Center. ...

• Valuable Desert-Dwellers of Algeria

  Camel trekking is a popular way of exploring Algeria's desert regions. Perfectly adapted to arid and exposed conditions, camels are true nomads of the Sahara Desert. Camels were domesticated ...

• A Brief History of the Ottoman Empire in Algeria

  With the Regency of Algiers as its principal center, the Ottoman Empire ruled an area referred to as Ottoman Algeria in the Maghreb between 1525 and the French invasion of Algiers in 1830. The ...

• Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Inhabitants of Algeria

  Stories of dinosaurs have long fueled the imaginations of humans, with ongoing discoveries in different parts of the world providing more information on these gigantic prehistoric creatures ...

• Award-Winning Algerian Artist Mohamed Zmirli

  Algerian artist Mohamed Zmirli was born in Tizi-Ouzou on 18 February 1909. Having been orphaned at a young age, he had to leave school to earn a living, which he did by painting peacocks and ...

• Jerboas – Fascinating Desert Dwellers

  There are a number of national parks and protected areas in Algeria designed to preserve the natural heritage of this vast North African country. Visitors to these parks and wide open spaces ...