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The location of Algeria An enlargeable relief map of the Algeria. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Algeria: Algeria located in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.
This is a list of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and towns and villages with more than 20,000 inhabitants. For a list of all the 1,541 municipalities of Algeria, see List of municipalities of Algeria, and for the postal code of an Algerian city, see list of postal codes of Algerian cities.
Kassaman – the national anthem of Algeria; adopted on 5 July 1962, [7] [8] and declared an "immutable" symbol of the country in November 2008. [9] The lyrics were written by Moufdi Zakaria c. April 1955 –1956, [ 7 ] [ 10 ] and the musical composition was made by Mohamed Fawzi .
A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the coat of arms of Jacques Soustelle in the center. The shield depicts a lion, a reference to Lyon, Soustelle's birthplace, the cross of Lorraine signifying his affiliation with Free France, seven stars representing the rank of Governor General, a crescent moon as the symbol of Algeria, and the initials J and S.
Algeria map of Köppen climate classification zones Satellite map of Algeria Shaded relief map of Algeria with settlements and roads. Algeria comprises 2,381,740 square kilometres (919,590 sq mi) of land, more than 80% of which is desert, in North Africa, between Morocco and Tunisia. [2] [1] It is the largest country in Africa. [1]
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Number on map Name Area (km 2) Percentage of area 1 11 Tamanrasset Province: 557 906 km 2: 23.42% 2 01 Adrar Province: 427 368 km 2: 17.94% 3 33 Illizi Province: 284 618 km 2: 11.94% 4 30 Ouargla Province: 211 980 km 2: 8.90% 5 08 Béchar Province: 162 200 km 2: 6.81% 6 37 Tindouf Province: 159 000 km 2: 6.68% 7 47 Ghardaïa Province: 86 105 km ...
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