Northwest Algeria is the mountainous coastal area west of Algiers.

Cities

• 1 Ain Temouchent (Arabic: عين تموشنت) — a coastal city founded by Spanish immigrants in the 1800s
• 2 Chlef
• 3 Mascara (Arabic: معسكر) — the birthplace of Emir Abdelkader, one of Algeria's national heroes who lead a movement to resist the French conquest of Algeria
• 4 Mostaganem (Arabic: مستغانم) — a port city founded in the 11th century
• 5 Oran (Arabic: وهران) — Algeria's second city has a beautiful seaside boulevard lined with cafés, restaurants, and ice cream shops
• 6 Sidi Bel Abbès — the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields
• 7 Tiaret

Tissemsilt downtown

• 8 Tissemsilt — a commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields, it is surrounded by a wall with four gates and there is a university there. It is 110 km from the Mediterranean Sea.
• 9 Tlemcen — a center for leather, carpet, and textile industries

Get in

• Ahmed Ben Bella Airport (ORN ^IATA)