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• Quality Carpets: An Algerian Tradition

  Carpet weaving remains a much-treasured tradition in Algeria, and visitors to the various local markets are sure to find a range of skillfully made carpets on sale at very reasonable ...

• Explore Djebel Aïssa National Park

  Declared a national park in 2003, the Djebel Aïssa National Park covers an area of around 24,400 hectares on the slopes of Mount Aïssa, rising up to a height of more than 2,320 meters above ...

• Fortified Settlements of the M’Zab Valley

  The five fortified settlements of the M'zab Valley in Algeria – Ghardaïa, Bounoura, El-Atteuf, Melika and Beni-Isguen – are valued both locally and internationally for their cultural and ...

• Algeria’s Barbary Servals

  The Barbary serval (Leptailurus serval constantina) is a species of serval endemic to Algeria, although there have reportedly been some sightings of these elegant felines in neighboring ...

• Talented Algerian Artist Mohammed Racim

  Visitors to Algeria's art museums, such as the magnificent National Gallery of Fine Arts in Algiers, are likely to come across the works of talented Algerian artist Mohammed Racim ...

• The Delicate Beauty of the Desert Rose

  Referred to as rose rocks, sand roses and desert roses, the delicate formations created by minerals, sand and the elements in the arid regions of Algeria are nothing short of spectacular – and ...

• Visit Algeria’s Best Birding Spots

  While Algeria has only one endemic bird within its borders – the Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti - it has an abundance of birdlife with up to thirty-one sites of being identified as Important ...

• Explore Algeria’s Théniet El Had National Park

  Located in Algeria's Tissemsilt Province, with the highest peak of the Ouarsenis Mountains as a backdrop, the Théniet El Had National Park is a popular destination with both local and visiting ...

• Accomplished Algerian Artist Zoubir Hellal

  Under the title of Forza Femina the works of Algerian artist and designer Zoubir Hellal were recently on display at the Palais des Rais in Algiers. In addition to exhibiting in his home ...