Talk:Algeria

Formatting and language conventions For articles about Algeria, please use the 24-hour clock to show times, e.g. 09:00-12:00 and 18:00-00:00. Please show prices in this format: DA100 — not DZD 100, 100 DA or 100 dinars. Please use American spelling.

For future reference the Project:CIA World Factbook 2002 import can be found at Talk:Algeria/CIA World Factbook 2002 import.

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The border with Morocco is now open?

Any citations on this? I can't find any sources of information to confirm it.

The Algerian Moroccan border was closed since 2000. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria–Morocco_border I edittravelmistakes (talk) 12:04, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Ref. external links

A Wikivoyageer added the following links, which may be of use to someone wanting to research to add content to the article.

http://lexicorient.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct-frame.pl?http://www.lexicorient.com/e.o/atlas/algeria02.htm Part of the Encyclopaedia of Orient. Contents: Political situation, Economy, Health & Education, Religions & Peoples, History and also information about special items and places searching by an index.

http://www.webtourist.net/countryinformation/tourist-information-about-algeria.html (Algeria city guides and Algeria tourist information)

http://www.djanet.org/ (with information about this village (South East of Argelia), the Touaregs, the Tassili, Tourism, art and culture, etc.)

Regions

It is currently not clear which provinces fall under the "metropolitan area surrounding Algiers" region. If it is just Algiers province +Boumerdes, then which provinces in that area fall under Atlas, northwest, or northeast? I've rather arbitrarily designated these boundaries in the current regions map as Central Algeria, so hopefully someone will let me know exactly where the boundaries should fall in the future. --(WT-en) Peter ^Talk 14:55, 29 August 2008 (EDT)

Warningbox

Hi, everyone. I had a conversation with Frank about the warningbox. He moved it to the beginning of "Get around" because he feels the warning is really only relevant to Saharan regions of the country, nowadays. He also suggested that it might be more appropriate to delete the warning entirely and stick it on the regional Sahara Algeria article instead, if that article doesn't already have such a warning. I'm really not up on current conditions in Algeria. Do you think the placement of the warningbox should be should be restored to the top of the article, that it should be moved to "Stay safe," that it should be removed, that it should be rephrased, or what? Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:22, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Removed because it won't any more Aissa toumi (talk) 23:53, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

In the Get around section, as 2014 there is no threats of that kind !

in the Get around section, there is no such treats of that kind anymore, we are in 2014, 2015 coming. as my knowlodge there is no such things these times, everything is controlled by gendarms and police, i've updated the content to what's realy is now but :/ . i don't like peoples saying something which is not true about my country. —The preceding comment was added by AdamDZ (talk • contribs)

Please don't take things personally. The prime directive of this site is to serve the traveller. I appreciate your coming here to make an argument based on your experience as an Algerian. However, before we delete terrorism warnings from the article, I think you should address recently updated warnings that are still in force, such as this one from the US State Department, last updated on August 13, 2014, which I excerpt below:

The Department of State urges U.S. citizens who travel to Algeria to evaluate carefully the risks posed to their personal safety. There is a high threat of terrorism and kidnappings in Algeria. This kidnapping threat was noted in the Department of State's latest Worldwide Caution. Although the major cities are heavily policed, attacks could still potentially take place. The majority of terrorist attacks, including bombings, false roadblocks, kidnappings, and ambushes occur in areas of the country east and south of Algiers.

Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) are both active in and operate throughout Algeria. In January 2013, an AQIM-linked organization “Those Who Sign in Blood”, led by Moktar Belmoktar, attacked a gas production facility near In Amenas, Algeria. The group held dozens of western and Algerian hostages for four days; this attack resulted in the deaths of dozens of hostages, including three U.S. citizens. Mokhtar Belmokhtar remains a threat and is at large in the region.

Algerian and Tunisian security forces are conducting ongoing security operations along the Algeria/Tunisia border in the Chaambi mountains area, south of Souk Ahras. There is a threat in this area due to the presence of extremists.

Best,

Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:45, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes that's right but this only happen in the Sahara where the terrorists find it the best place to hide plus our forces have done a heroic job and it save all the homicide Aissa toumi (talk) 23:46, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

For whatever it's worth, this is from the latest US State Department travel warning:

The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to the Kabylie region and remote areas of southern and eastern Algeria. This replaces the Travel Warning for Algeria dated August 26, 2015, to update information on the current security situation in Algeria.

So there is no State Dept. travel warning for the rest of the country. Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:14, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Visa restrictions

It is not true if foreigner have Israeli stamps in it's passport he can't obtain Algerian visa. But of course, better not to have such stamps. --Visem (talk) 16:03, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

If you know this, please correct any misinformation in the article. Is this from experience, or do you have a source for this info? No need for a citation in the article, but some corroboration of some kind here on the talk page is a good thing for the record. Ikan Kekek (talk) 17:07, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Algeria has no history

The is no history in the understand section --Andrewssi2 (talk) 03:29, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I just noticed that. The "Understand" section is terrible! We should mention something about the ancient history of what's now Algeria. It was part of the Roman Empire, and doubtless before that, the Carthaginian Empire. And what about the tribes who were there before that? There's also the very important fact of it being not merely an Arab country but one populated by many Berbers, whose ancestors were there before the Arab invasion. Something should probably be mentioned, too, about the history of dictatorship in the country (at least it's good for visitors to know that it hasn't been a liberal democracy), and its previous problems with the Armed Islamic Group, who were defeated in bloody fighting, to most Algerians' relief. It also has to be of some interest that Algeria, under Boumedienne, was an important player in the Non-Aligned Organization and maintained friendly ties with the West, the USSR, China, the PLO, and various other terrorist (or if you prefer, national liberation) organizations, and often mediated hostage crises and such. Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:59, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Currency, time and spelling conventions

Below is a proposed infobox to let readers know which formatting conventions to use in Wikivoyage articles. Do you agree with these proposals? If you have direct knowledge of what is most commonly used in the country, please let us know. Ground Zero (talk) 12:38, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Moved to the top of this page. Ground Zero (talk) 04:05, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Banner

Title. --SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 08:44, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, but I'm not sure I'm super keen on any of these. If any I have a slight preference for #1.

Banners 0 and 4, as panoramas, have a fisheye effect.

Banner 1 is dull.

Banner 2 has potential, but the rock in the front of the picture is not shown in full, which to me looks awkward.

Banner 3 could be almost any historic site and, IMHO, lacks quality for a country banner.

Mostly the banner images you choose are excellent, so I think it was just the overwhelming photo library that made this job difficult. I can look for some more banners. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 17:32, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

Banner 0

Banner 1

Banner 2

Banner 3

Banner 4 (a lower crop by a few millimetres)

Banner Alternative 1

Alternative 2

Alternative 3

I've proposed three alternatives. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 17:41, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

1 alt. gets my vote Tai123.123 (talk) 17:51, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

Alternative 1, Banner 1, and then I can't pick between Alternative 3 and Banner 4. But Alternative 1 seems like the clear winner to me. Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:18, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

I like alternative one. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 21:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

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