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Impression of the capital Algiers
with his old kasbah and the modern district. And then to Chréa,
located in the Atlas mountains. In wintertime a ski paradise. |
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Constantine functions as an important trading hub for the nort-east. With a
big production of linnen, leather and wool. Nearby is Tiddis, an
old roman city. |
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Kelizane
and Tiaret are the capitals of their “wilaya”, (administrative entities
compared to provinces and governed by a wali
(governor). |
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Kerzaz is an oasis in between 2
massive dessert mountains. In El-Oued grow half a million palmtrees. In the
surroundings of Taghit (a military basis) are nice cave paintings. In Biskra
dates (Deglet Nour) are the most important crop. |
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Oran stood model for the
bestseller “La peste” of the French writer A. Camus. Tlemcen is the cradle
of the Moorish-Andalousian music. Mascara is home of the first national
hero Abd al-Qadir |
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Skikda is well known for his petro-chemical
industry and also Annaba is an important industrial center. But both places
attract a lot of French tourists due to the nice beaches. |
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Tamanrasset is an oasis inthe Sahara. It's the capital of the Algerian Touaregs. Djanet is another oasis in the
Sahara. Here were 5000 cave paintings discovered, the eldest is
12.000 year |
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As elswere in the Mediterrean
Regio the Romans occupied also Algeria and builded a lot of settlements: Tipaza, Timgad en Djemila. Cherchell
counts with a
museum of Roman artefacts. |