At Algeria The official language is Arab. Informed its, although which in the north (Maghrebi) of African Arabic of other dialects to that is completely lesquel one speaks in other parts of the Arab world (like Egypt). The influence of the French language gave the vocabulary and a discussion different. French one spoke, the old colonial language, broad, particularly still in the urban sectors. Berber d' Algérie (Tamazigh) population also strongly hold with their own languages which are still different. Arabisches-sabah Al to khair - average reception; Arabisches-sabah ol khayr - average of good mornings; Arabic-ahlan/Marhaba - hallo means; Beber-Azul - also average hallo.
Usually only the younger generation in Algeria include/understand English, but the majority of the people can communicate in French.

For you who are shoppinholic, you could buy Dates, Ghardaia Carpets, Kabyl jewelry and pottery, Touaregs jewelry, and also Touaregs art painting. After shopping around Algeria, you probably need something to eat. Then i recommend you to find this kind of food :
fettate (sahara specialty ,tamanrasset ), taguella (breud of sand)(nomade speciality), Couscous, Chorba (soup with meat), Rechta, Chackchouka, Mechoui, Qalb El Louz (dessert),Algerian Pizza's, Beklawa, Ktayef, and also Tango Beer is available in most urban areas. Some of the local red wine is Palatable.

HUmp ... Already have something to gift your friend at home, fully stomach, and now sleep problems, Where have you to sleep in Algeria? to tamanrasset u can find lot of camping in the city , and at the desert , u can bivoic sky stars (hotel with 1 million star ).
Important thing that you have in mind if you like travel to Algeria is, "In spite of much of Foreign Office Westerners will advise you against displacement in Algeria which you must know that terrorism, at April 2005, is focused only in certain sectors in evening. Those are: Chlef, Ain Defla, Relizane, Laarba, Medea and Collo. Do not travel by the night, travels by the plane if you can instead of in the car, to avoid the minor roads, asks the police force if you are not sure about an area and nothing occurs".

Algeria is a country in North Africa. It has a Mediterranean littoral of sea in north. It is surrounded by Morocco in the North-West, Tunisia in the North-East, Libya in the east, Niger in south-east, Mali in south-west, Mauritania and the Western Sahara in the west. After Sudan, Algeria is the second larger country in Africa.

Electricity in Algeria was Officially 220V 50Hz. The exits are European standard CEE-7/7 “Schukostecker” or “Schuko” or compatible, the but not-founded one, types of CEE-7/16 of the “Europlug”. Generally, the Canadian United States and travellers should pack an adaptor for these exits if they project to use the North-American switchgear in Algeria.

HOw To get in Algeria, You can reach Algeria by rail of Tunisia, but you will have to change train at the border post. The trains are reasonable, but less comfortable than in Europe. The border between Algeria and Morocco is closed, so much it has there neither of the buses nor of the trains of Morocco. other way to reach Algeria is using a car.


The only realistic manner to reach Algeria in the car is through the Tunisian border, while the Moroccan border is closed. The borders Mauritanians and Malians present some problems of safety as well. To note that if you want to enter Algeria of Niger or the border post of Tozeur to southernmost Tunisia you will have to contract an official guide to go with you through the routes of Saharian, otherwise the police force will not be allowed to enter Algeria with your car. There is no problem of the whole if you want to enter Algeria of the Tunisian border posts in north.