Algeria
Africa's largest country
Algeria is a country in North Africa, the largest on the continent by area.
It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north and extends south into the Sahara Desert.
A former French colony, Algeria gained independence in 1962 after a brutal war.
They spent a month traveling through Algeria.
Northwest African region
- ConstantineEmperor who embraced Christianity
- Atlas MountainsNorthwest African mountain system
- dinarArab world currency
- couscousSteamed semolina granules
Berber · French · Islam · independence · tricolor · fennec fox
To leave behind completely
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
- nomadsUnsettled, roving people
- oasisFertile desert spot
camels · caravans · ergs · sandstorms · aridity · Sahel · rock art
Northwest African region
- MoroccoNorthwest African kingdom
- TunisiaNorth African republic
- LibyaNorth African country
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
Lebanon · Syria · Iraq · Jordan · Palestine · Arab League · Pan-Arabism · Gulf states
Violent governmental overthrow
- 1962Four-digit date
- FranceWestern European republic
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- warArmed struggle between groups
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- LNGCooled gas for transport
pipeline · export · reserves · refinery · drilling · crude · production · fossil fuels
Maghreb
Northwest African region
- ConstantineEmperor who embraced Christianity
- Atlas MountainsNorthwest African mountain system
- dinarArab world currency
couscous · Berber · French · Islam · independence · tricolor · fennec fox
desert
To leave behind completely
oasis · camels · caravans · ergs · sandstorms · aridity · Sahel · rock art
Maghreb
Northwest African region
Egypt · Lebanon · Syria · Iraq · Jordan · Palestine · Arab League · Pan-Arabism · Gulf states · oud
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
- 1962Four-digit date
- FranceWestern European republic
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
war · martyrs · mujahideen · decolonization
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
LNG · pipeline · export · reserves · refinery · drilling · crude · production · fossil fuels · oilfield
Morocco
Northwest African kingdom
Mali · Niger · Mauritania · Chad · Sudan · Nigeria · Ethiopia · Senegal · continental · Sahel
Tuareg
Saharan Berber ethnic group
coastline
Land-water boundary
seafood · maritime · Phoenicians · Carthage · Roman ruins · climate · tourism · navy
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
- North AfricaMorocco, Marrakech, Tripoli, Tunis, Sahara
- African IndependenceNelson Mandela, independence movement, national liberation, freedom fighters, anti-colonial
- African politicsNigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Pan-Africanism, Mali
- Arab WorldAbu Dhabi, Baghdad, Amman, Bahrain, Damascus
AlgeriaFrance
Western European republic
South Africa · New Zealand · Japan · Australia · Norway