Algeria: a forgotten beauty
Algeria is by its size, the largest country on the African continent, the Arab world, and the Mediterranean area. In its southern part, it integrates a large part of the Sahara. A Mediterranean climate covers the North, while a desert climate is felt in the South.
One of the most beautiful ways to visit this country is the 4 × 4, to ensure comfort and accessibility everywhere. You can buy a used car in Algeria, which is sometimes more interesting than renting at an international merchant, on sites of announcements like this one.
Because of its geographical situation, Algeria enjoys an environment as impressive as it is varied with vast mountain ranges: Aurès (Batna, Khenchela, Oum-El-Bouaghi, Ain M'lila, Souk-Ahras, Guelma, Biskra) and Nememcha (Tebessa) which rise over the whole of Algerian East and are delimited by the Tunisian border. The highest peak is Mount Chelia (2,328 meters).
On the Mediterranean coast you can admire the snowy mountains of Djurdjura in winter.
The Saharan part, covering more than 80% of the surface of Algeria (2 million square kilometers), consists mainly of regs, ergs, oases and mountain massif. The visit of the Circus dunaire of Moul n'Aga, in the Tadrart is a unique spectacle for the eyes.
The Mediterranean coastline includes a rich and varied flora and fauna, notably in the Gouraya National Park or the Baie des Aiguades in the municipality of Béjaïa. The El Taref birds nature reserve will enchant you with the number of rare species as well as the Algiers Test Garden which contains more than 3,000 plant species, some of which are considered very rare. Algeria has 107 species of mammals, 47 of which are protected and 30 threatened with extinction.
In order to fully enjoy the beauties of Algeria, the unmissable cities to visit are located in the South with Ghardaïa which is part of the world heritage, to the north with Oran, port city and Constantine, one of the oldest cities in the world.
The largest city is Algiers, a megalopolis of more than six million inhabitants and the first agglomeration of the Maghreb. Algiers is full of monuments and sites to visit and not to be missed such as the" Palais des Raïs", the main post office, the Notre-Dame d'Afrique basilica and the" Ketchaoua" Mosque, not to mention the many parks and gardens that make the city splendid algiers.
the beauty of Algeria is also, or even above all, its desert. At the gates of the Sahara, the Mozabites founded the holy cities of Beni Izguen, El Ateuf, Bou Noura, Melika and Ghardaïa. Classified as Unesco's heritage, the Mzab Valley is unique for its medieval Arab architecture. From here it is necessary to travel 1,100km due south, to reach Tamanrasset, the starting point of the excursions towards the Tassili of the Hoggar and the Assekrem. Sublime arid mountains that peak at 2918m at Mount Tahat. Further east, the Tassili of Ajjer is also spectacular. It is also a world heritage site, famous for its petrified forests and its numerous cave paintings. It is usually accessed from the oasis of Djanet.
THE LANDSCAPES
The Sahara, which covers 80% of the total area of the country, is one of the most beautiful deserts in the world. Neither flat nor monotonous, it offers multiple and changing landscapes. It is the domain of the Tuaregs, nomadic tribes of Berbers mingled with African blood, with the haughty pace, which furrow the desert.
admire the beauty of the landscape in Algeria in this video
