Algiers is the capital, chief seaport, and largest city of Algeria, the second largest country on the African continent. The city is the third largest in Polar Africa behind Egypt’s Cairo and Morocco’s Casablanca. It is also the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. Located in northern Algeria …
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, on the country’s Mediterranean coast. It’s known for the whitewashed buildings of the Kasbah, a medina with steep winding streets, Ottoman palaces and a ruined citadel. The 17th-century Ketchaoua Mosque is flanked by 2 large minarets. The Great Mosque has marble columns and …
Ancient Numidian tomb in Algeria. The Medrasen is a Funeral monument similar to the Kubr-er-Rumia, but older. It was built about 150 BCE as the burial-place of the Numidian kings, and is situated about 50 Km southwest of Constantine. The form is that of a truncated cone, placed on a …
CONSTANTINE – ALGERIA. Constantine is one of the world’s oldest cities. Founded by the Phoenicians, it became the capital of the Numidian Kingdom under the name Cirta. Completely destroyed by Maxence in 311CE, it was rebuilt shortly afterwards by Emperor Constantine who named it after himself. Constantine has preserved the …
Life in Sahara Desert. We spent one night with the Bedouins of Sahara Desert. They are nomadic tribes of Arabs inhabiting the deserts of Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara. “There’s no place like home.” To the Bedouin people, this “Their home” meant the entire …
DJEMILA – ALGERIA. The site of Djemila is located 50 km north-east of the town of Setif. Known under its antique name Cuicul, Djémila is an establishment of an ancient Roman colony founded during the reign of Nerva (96 – 98 A.D.). The Roman town occupied a singular defensive position. …
The Djemila Archaeological Museum, Algiers is an integral part of the ancient Roman city of the same name. It consists of three roofed rooms containing carvings and stone statues. It also has a spacious outdoor garden that includes a number of tombstones. The most important feature of this museum is …
Nice archaeological museum with Prehistoric, Numidian, and Roman finds. This museum has a fine numismatic collection, a great number of steles from the Hofra sanctuary near Cirta, and finds from the mausoleum at Soumaad’ElKhroub.
