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Djemaa el
A few steps from the Djemma el-Djedid, the Djemaa el-Kebir continues a tradition that goes back to the early history of Algiers. On a rise above the inner port, early Berber and Phoenician inhabitants built places of prayer here, which the Romans turned into a temple; later it was
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Palace of Ahmed Bey
Hajj Ahmed became bey or ruler of Constantine in 1826, and started building his new palace two years later. Progress was slow, partly due to objections of the more powerful dey of Algiers, but Ahmed finally occupied his new home in 1835. Beyond the high white walls lies one of the
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Dar Hassan Pacha
The building beside the Ketchoua Mosque was once the citys grandest mansions and carries the name of its original owner, Dar Hassan Pacha. Hassan was the ruler or Dey of Algiers, a man with a sense of purpose - in 1795 he concluded a peace treaty with the fledgling United States of
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Djemaa Ketchoua
Of all the central Algiers mosques the Djemaa Ketchoua has had the most turbulent history. Its exact date of construction is not known, but it is estimated as being some time at the beginning of the 17th century and certainly before the Djemaa el-Djedid. Its name translates as plac
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Bey’s Palace
Much of the area around the headland overlooking the port is a military zone, but don’t let that stop you visiting the misnamed Chateau Neuf (New Castle), which is in fact the old, 14th-century fort of Merinid Sultan Abou Hassan. While some of the complex is closed, the Bey’s Palac
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Archaeological Museum
Sétifs amusement park is still partly enclosed by a stretch of Byzantine wall , the scant remains of the ancient town, built when Sétif was retaken from the Vandals and before it fell to the Arabs. There is more history on show at the Archaeological Museum and although locals may n
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Museum, Cherchell
Leading off the place des Martyrs, the museum houses some of the finest sculpture in the country, much of it from the reign of Juba II. Among many highlights are marble busts of the royal family, who wear the royal band across their foreheads, and an exceptionally rare portrait of
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The Mausoleum of Medracen
As you approach over the flat farmland, something vast and cone-topped appears over the horizon which you would be forgiven for thinking is a hill. It is, instead, a mausoleum and one of Algeria’s many archaeological mysteries. The mausoleum is 18.5m high and 59m in diameter, and c
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Archaeological Park
Tipaza was built on a beautiful site and the ruins of this archaeological park roll down, through pine and other trees, to the beach, dominated by 900m Djebel Chenoua to the west. It is best to start at the museum outside the park. From there, the site is divided into two, the main
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Mosque & Tomb of Sidi Boumediene
About 1.6km southeast of the centre, as the crow flies, lies one of Algeria’s most beautiful complexes, the Mosque & Tomb of Sidi Boumediene , restored by craftsmen from Fès in 1986. Abu Madyan Shu’ayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari, to give him his full name, was born near Seville ar
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Hippo Regius
The ruins of the ancient city of Hippo Regius , also known as Hippone, are among the most evocative in Algeria, stretched across a rolling site, full of flowers, rosemary, olive trees, birds and sheep, and overlooked by the imposing, colonial-era Basilica of St Augustine. You enter
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Lambèse
The road from Batna towards Timgad and Khenchela makes a slight detour around the modern village of Tazoult, infamous as the location of a high-security prison, the latest incarnation of a penitentiary built by the French in 1855. But military presence here goes back much further t
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Tiddis
Although it in no way compares to the splendour of Djemila, the Roman town of Tiddis makes a great day trip from Constantine. The guardian will appear at your arrival to sell you a ticket and may want you to pay for guiding services. Drinks and snacks are sometimes available, but y
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Djemila
Djemila is small enough to allow you to walk around the entire site comfortably in half a day. But spend longer here, linger in the temples and markets, stroll through the bath chambers, or just lie down on one of the pavements or in the shade of villa walls (as a number of locals
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Timgad
Nothing in the surrounding area – certainly nothing in concrete-clad Batna, the jumping-off point 40km away – prepares you for the grandeur of Timgad . Even the entrance is deceptive, a large car park, a line of trees, a museum and then… an entire Roman town. At first sight it may
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Casbah
The heart of the city is its ancient Casbah, a steep and narrow maze of streets just west of the Pl des Martyrs. There are several magnificent Ottoman palaces to explore, most concentrated around the Ketchaoua Mosque at the end of Rue Ahmed Bouzrina; the finest is the Dar Hassan Pa
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Doing business & staying in touch while in Algeria
Algeria: Doing business & staying in touch
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Algeria Weather, Climate and Geography
Algeria Weather, climate and geography
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Algeria History, Language and Culture
Algeria History, Language and Culture
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Algeria Travel Guide and Travel Information
Algeria Travel Guide
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