Tag: Algeria

Algeria – Africa’s second largest country In 1962, after the eight-year Algerian War, Algeria became independent from France, to which it previously belonged as a province. The country in northern Africa had already been conquered by France in 1830. Much earlier, the Roman and then the Ottoman Empire extended into the area. The population of […]

Attractions The Highlands From the 12th to the 16th century, Tlemcen was an important imperial city. Here in the wooded foothills of the Tell Atlas it is pleasantly cool even in midsummer. Sights include the Grand Mosque, Mansourah Fortress and the Almohad Walls. Constantine is located in the east of the country on a mighty […]

According to the data of an evaluation of 1940, the total population would amount to 7,600,000 residents, With an annual increase equal to that which occurred approximately in the five-year period 1931-36. The characteristics of the human settlement have remained substantially unchanged, except those of the main ports (especially Algiers and Oran) and of some […]