Algeria is a beautiful country with a rich historical and cultural heritage and a tremendous variety in its geography (sea, plains, mountains, deserts). Algeria has had its appeal in many tourists, and a cultivated and hospitable people.
From autumn 2001 through Summer 2002 we lived in Algeria. More exactly in its capital Algiers. Algiers is a fairly large city with well over 2 million inhabitants.
The city of Algiers sits at a bay overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean. The old town, the Casbah, used to be home to sea fishers. It's a labyrinth of tiny streets climbing the hill overlooking the port.
But Algiers also is a city with beautiful avenues and architecture reminiscent of its long Roman, Arab, Turkish and French influence. The buildings may need some refreshing but have lost nothing from their former glory.
Tipasa for example is located about 50km west of Algiers. It's a seaside resort with beautiful beaches of white sand and turquoise water against a hilly background. It even featured a Club Med in the '70's!
Tipasa has one of the better Roman ruins along the Mediterranean Sea. It was originally a Phoenician trading post, but it became a Roman colony in the 2nd century AD. Later it became one of the most important Christian settlements in Northern Africa. With the coming of the Vandals and their Arian Christianity in 430, most of the inhabitants fled to Spain. With the coming of the Arabs in the 7th century, there was so little left that they called the place Tefassad.
2007-02-24 07:57:39
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answered by sinus 1
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Algeria (Arabic: الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir IPA: [ɛlʤɛˈzɛːʔir], Berber: , Ledzayer [ldzæjər]), is the second largest country on the African continent.It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, and Morocco as well as a few kilometers of the Western Sahara, in the west. Constitutionally, Algeria is defined as an Islamic, Arab, and Amazigh (Berber) country.[citation needed] Algeria is a member of the African Union; it is also a member of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries).
2007-02-23 09:52:34
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answered by Anonymous
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it's non stabilized country , it's non secure one too there people are not civilized yet even they live in what's look like city.
2007-02-23 10:49:20
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answered by mounia_benal 2
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There are lots of Algerians there.
2007-02-23 09:14:58
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answered by Anonymous
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It's in Africa.
2007-02-23 09:14:09
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answered by dudeman 4
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