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THE ALGERIA PORTAL The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, or Algeria, is a nation in north Africa, and the second largest country on the Africancontinent. It is bordered by Tunisiain the northeast, Libyain the east, Nigerin the southeast, Maliand Mauritaniain the southwest, and Moroccoas well as a few kilometers of its annexed territory, Western Sahara, in the west. Constitutionally, it is defined as an Islamic, Arab, and Amazigh(Berber) country. The name Algeria is derived from the name of the city of Algiers, from the Arabicword al-jazā’ir, which translates as the islands, referring to the four islands which lay off that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in 1525. More about Algeria...

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The Tassili n'Ajjer is a mountain range in the Sahara desert in southeast Algeria. It extends about 500 km from 26°20′N, 5°00′E east-south-east to 24°00′N, 10°00′E, and the highest point is Adrar Afao, 2158 m, at 25°10′N, 8°11′E.

The range is composed largely of sandstone. Erosion in the area has resulted in nearly 300 natural rock arches being formed, along with many other spectacular landforms.

edit Read more...Selected picture The dinar is the currency of Algeria. Its ISO 4217code is "DZD". The name is ultimately derived from the Roman denarius. It is subdivided into 100 centimes. The dinar was introduced in 1964, replacing the Algerian new francat par. Read more...Did you know... ...that the Rustamiddynasty was the first Muslim state to have its capital in Algeria?

...that Chakib Khelil went to the same university as Gene Wolfe?

...that the Saharan oasis of Tabelbala, in Bechar, has its own unique language, called Korandje?

...that Jacques Gaillot's Partenia is a former Algerian city consumed by the Sahara ?

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In The News March 16, 2006(Thursday)

Kamal Boussaad and Berkane Bouderbala, editors of the weekly Errisala and its religious supplement Essafir, released after having been imprisoned for republishing the Jyllands-Posten cartoons. (RSF)

March 15, 2006 (Wednesday)

Law passed against "proselytism and illegal evangelization campaigns" and attempts to convert Muslims. (APS)

March 14, 2006 (Tuesday)

Algeria-Russia deal revealed to include monopoly rights for Russian companies including Lukoil and Gazprom to Saharan oil (RIAN)

March 13, 2006 (Monday)

Abdelhak Layada, founder of the Armed Islamic Group, released under Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation (BBC)

March 10, 2006 (Friday)

Algeria signs $7.5 billion arms deal with Russia's Rosoboronexport in return for $4.7 billion debt cancellation (ISN RIAN Stratfor)
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Algeria (Moscow Times RIAN)