About The People

Did You Know...... The best-known variety of date in Algeria is the deglet nour, known as the “fruit of the light 

Fashion... Although Western clothing is common, especially in urban areas, traditional North African Muslim clo 

Socializing... Algerians are a formal and traditional people, yet they are quite expressive and individualistic.

Family... The Algerian family is an important, private and male-dominated entity, often including three or mor 

Sports & Recreation... Soccer is a popular sport in Algeria. Children and even adults often play soccer for recreation in s 

Algeria Country

Algeria History
Early inhabitants of the central Maghrib (also seen as Maghreb; designates North Africa west of Egypt) left behind significant remains including remnants of hominid occupation found near Saïda. Neolithic civilization (marked by animal domestication and subsistence agriculture) developed in the Saharan and Mediterranean Maghrib between 6000 and 2000 B.C. This type of economy, so richly depicted in the Tassili-n-Ajjer cave paintings in southeastern Algeria, predominated in the Maghrib until the classical period. The amalgam of peoples of North Africa coalesced eventually into a distinct native population that came to be called Berbers. Distinguished primarily by cultural and linguistic attributes, 

The Issaouane Erg (sand sea) is located in eastern Algeria. Ergs are vast areas of moving sand with little to no vegetation cover. The most common landforms in the image are star dunes and barchan (or crescent) dunes. Star dunes are formed when sand is transported from variable wind directions, whereas barchan dunes form in a single dominant wind regime. Occasional precipitation fills basins formed by the dunes; as the water evaporates, salt deposits are left behind which appear as bluish-white areas. Image courtesy of NASA.