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Index4WD trekking 74, 192, 198

planning 70, 718 May 1945 129

AAbdelkader, Emir 30accommodation 196, see also

individual locationsauberges 196 camping 68-9, 197hostels 197 hotels 197

activities 197-8, see also 4WD trekking, camel-trekking, hiking & other individual activities

Adrar 167-9, 168Ahaggar National Park 64AIDS/HIV 221air travel

airlines 208-9carbon offset 209to/from Algeria 208-11within Algeria 213-14

Aïn Fouara 131Aïn Sefra 162-4Akba Aghoum pass 195Algiers 86-107, 88-9, 6

accommodation 99-100activities 97attractions 92-7Casbah 52, 90, 92, 93dangers 92drinking 102emergency services 91entertainment 102food 100-2history 87-90information 91-2medical services 91money 91tours 99travel to/from 102-3travel within 103-4Ville Nouvelle 95walking tour 97-9, 98

Allouache, Merzak 54animals 62-3, 190Annaba 110-15, 111

accommodation 114attractions 112-14

dangers 112drinking 114food 114history 110tourist information 112travel to/from 115travel within 115

Arabic language 227-34Arak 183Arch of Caracalla 134Archaeological Museum 130archaeological sites, see rock art,

Roman ruins architecture 51-2arts 51-8, see also individual arts Assekrem 188-9, 5Atakor 188Atlas Mountains 60-2, 162ATMs 203auberges 196

BBarbarossa 28, 29, 87, 112Bardo Museum of Prehistory &

Ethnography 96bargaining 205Basilica St Augustine 113-14bathrooms 206Batna 123-4beaches

Chataibi 115Les Sables d’Or 107Oran 142Palm-Beach Plage 107Ras el-Hamra 115

Béchar 164ben Bella, Ahmed 34Beni Abbès 166-7Beni Isguen 160-1, 157Beni Ounif 164Benjedid, Colonel Chadli

34-5Berbers 24, 26-8, 40-1, 7Bey’s Mosque 112Bey’s Palace 142bicycle travel, see cyclingbirds 63, 64black market 203boat travel 212-13Boha Mar 176

books 56, see also literaturearchitecture 52culture 40, 41, 42, 43, 55, 78environment 61, 62, 64history 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36Islam 26, 46, 47, 52Sahara 67, 78

border crossings 211-12Borj Cheikh el-Hadj 160Bou Noura 162Boudiaf, President Mohammed 35, 110Boumedienne, Colonel Houari 34Bouteflika, Abdelaziz 36bridges

Mellah Slimane Bridge 119Sidi M’Cid Bridge 119

bus travel 214, 216business hours 198

Ccamels 75, 8camel-trekking 75-6, 198, 8camping 68-9, 197Camus, Albert 139car travel 214-16

desert driving course 74driving licences 215hire 215insurance 215road rules 216road safety 200

carpets 159, 205Fête du Tapis 158

Carthage 23-4casbahs

Algiers 52, 90, 92, 93Oran 139Ouargla 177

cash 203Cathedral of St Louis 144cathedrals, see churches & cathedralscell phones 205-6censorship 44Chataibi 115Cherchell 106-7children, travel with 198Christianity 113churches & cathedrals

Basilica St Augustine 113-14Cathedral of St Louis 144

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High Plateaus (Hauts Plateaux) 60-2hiking 74-5

planning 68safety 73 tours 75

Hippo Regius 113historic buildings, see also palaces,

monumentsBorj Cheikh el-Hadj 160Dar Aziza Bent El-Bey 94Dar Hassan Pacha 94Dar Mustapha Pacha 99Dar Zaid Aissa 99Grande Poste 97Hôtel de l’Oasis Rouge 169House of Bacchus 134Mausoleum of Medracen 124-5Musée National du Moudjahid

96, 97Temple of the Severan Family 135

historic squaresplace des Martyrs 167place des Sévères 134place du 1 Novembre 141place Emir Abdelkader 148place Mohamed Khemisti 148

history 23-37Berber 27-8books 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34,

36Byzantine 25-6French 29-33internet resources 24Islamic 26-7Ottoman 28-9Phoenician 23Roman 21, 24Vandal 25-6

hitching 216hittistes 38HIV/AIDS 221Hoggar Mountains 77Hoggar National Park 179holidays 201, 202hostels 197 Hôtel de l’Oasis Rouge 169hotels 197House of Bacchus 134

IIbadis 48Illizi 191immigration 208, 211, 224In Guezzam 190In Salah 181-2, 182

insurance car 215health 218-19 travel 202

internet access 202-3internet resources 15-16

environment 63film 53history 24rock art 83, 84

Islam 26-7, 40, 44-50books 26, 46, 47, 52customs 47-8Five Pillars of Islam 46Mohammed 44-5mosques 46-7Quran 45-6Ramadan 46, 201Sunni 49

itineraries 11, 17-21, see also planningbest of the coast 17 eastern Algeria 20 Roman Algeria 21 Sahara 18 Unesco World Heritage sites 21western oases 19

JJabbaren 195Jardin d’Essai 97jewellery 54-5

KKafi, Ali 35Kheireddin, see BarbarossaKsar Azellouaz 193

LLa Source 166Lambèse-Tazoult 125language

Algerian Arabic 227-34 French 234-7

Le Tafsit 186, 4legal matters 203lesbian travellers 202literature, see also books

Algerian 55-6travel 15, 35, 66-7

MMaison de la Culture 186Makam Echahid 96malaria 222-3Mansourah 150

maps 69-71, 203markets

Marché à la Criée (Beni Isguen) 160Marché Africaine (Tamanrasset) 185

Massif de l’Aurès 60Massif du Djurdjura 60Mausoleum of Medracen 124-5measures 196Mechouar 149medical services 220, see also health

Algiers 91Ghardaïa 156 Oran 141 Tamanrasset 185Tlemcen 148

medinas, see casbahsMelika 161-2, 157Mellah Slimane Bridge 119metric conversions, see inside front covermobile phones 205-6Mohammed 44-5money 14-16, 203-4, see also inside

front covermonuments

Aïn Fouara 131Arch of Caracalla 134Makam Echahid 96Monument to the Dead 120place des Sévères 134

mosques 46-7Bey’s Mosque 112Dar Hassan Pacha 94Djemaa Ali Bitchine 93-4Djemaa el-Djedid 93Djemaa el-Kebir 93Djemaa Ketchoua 94Grand Mosque (Constantine) 119Grand Mosque (Tlemcen) 27, 148Great Mosque (Ghardaïa) 157-8Mosque & Tomb of Sidi

Boumediene 149Mosque of Emir Abdelkader 30, 120Mosque of Sidi Bel Hassan 148Mosque of Sidi Bou Merouane 112Mosque of Sidi el-Houar 143Mosque of Sidi Salem 174Pasha’s Mosque 142Sidi el-Hadj Ali 176Souk el-Ghazal Mosque 119

motorcycle travel 214-16mountains

Hoggar Mountains 77Massif de l’Aurès 60Massif du Djurdjura 60Saharan Atlas Mountains 60-2, 162

churches & cathedrals continuedChurch of Santa Cruz 142Eglise Saint-Joseph 171Notre Dame d’Afrique 95

cinema, see filmCircuit de Sebkha 170Cirta Museum 119citadels

Algiers 95Mechouar 149

climate 14, 67-8, 199history 81

conservation environment 62-3, 64-5, 71-2rock art 84-5

Constantine 117-22, 118accommodation 120attractions 119-20food 122shopping 122tourist information 117travel to/from 122travel within 122walking tours 120, 121

consulates 200-1costs 14-16Cours de la Révolution 112courses

desert driving 74Spanish 141

credit cards 203culture 22, 38-59, see also people,

populationArabic 40books 40, 41, 42, 43, 55, 78Jewish 43Spanish 146

customs regulations 199cycling 76, 197-8

Ddangers 15, 36-7, 69, 72, 200

crime 199-200earthquakes 200hitching 216road safety 200 scorpions 62, 73, 190, 225snakes 62, 73, 225-6 trouble spots 110, 181

Dar Aziza Bent El-Bey 94Dar Hassan Pacha 94

Dar Mustapha Pacha 99Dar Zaid Aissa 99de Foucauld, Charles 171, 189de Gaulle, Charles 33disabilities, travellers with 206Djanet 191-4, 192Djebel Murdjadjo 142Djemaa el-Djedid 93Djemaa el-Kebir 93Djemaa Ketchoua 94Djemila 132-6, 134

accommodation 135-6food 135-6Roman ruins 133-5travel to/from 136-135

drinks 201wine 149

driving, see car traveldune skiing 198

Eearthquakes 200Eberhardt, Isabelle 163economy 39-40Eglise Saint-Joseph 171El-Atteuf 162electricity 196El-Ghessant 190El-Goléa 171-2El-Oued 172-5, 173email services 202-3embassies 200-1emergencies, see inside front cover

language 230, 236environmental issues 62-4, 71-2, 209

books 61, 62, 64internet resources 63

Erg Admer 194Essendilène Canyon 194events, see festivalsexchange rates, see inside front cover

FFatimids 27festivals 16, 201

Festival National de la Chanson du Rai d’Oran 144

Fête du Tapis 158Le Tafsit 186, 4S’bou de Timimoun 170Sebiba 193

film 16, 53-4Five Pillars of Islam 46FLN (National Liberation Front) 32-4food 59, 201

football 43-4fort of Santa Cruz 142French language 234-7

GGaeseric 25-6gardens

Beni Isguen 161Jardin d’Essai 97

gay travellers 202geography 60-5geology 81

El-Ghessant 190Tassili du Hoggar 189Tin Tarabine 190

Ghardaïa 20, 155-60, 157, 6accommodation 158activities 156-8attractions 156-8food 159information 155-6medical services 156shopping 159travel to/from 159travel within 159-60

Ghazaouet 151-2golf 97Grand Baths (Djemila) 134Grand Erg Occidental 76, 153, 162-72,

154Grand Erg Oriental 76, 153, 172-8, 154Grand Mosque (Constantine) 119Grand Mosque (Tlemcen) 27, 148Grande Poste (Algiers) 97Great Mosque (Ghardaïa) 157-8Guelma 116-17

HHammadids 27Hassi Messaoud 178Hauts Plateaux (High Plateaus) 60-2health 218-26, see also medical

servicesbooks 219-20insurance 218-19internet resources 219planning 218risks 72-3traditional medicine 226vaccinations 219, 224women’s 226

hepatitis 221hermitages

Assekrem 188-9Pères Blancs 158

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Grand Erg Oriental 76, 153, 172-8, 154

In Salah 181S’bou de Timimoun 170scorpions 62, 73, 190, 225Sebiba 193Sebkha Circuit 170security, see dangers Sefar 195Sétif 128-32, 130

8 May 1945 129accommodation 131attractions 130-1food 131-2tourist information 129travel to/from 132travel within 132

shopping 204-5Sidi Boumediene 149Sidi el-Hadj Ali 176Sidi M’Cid Bridge 119silver jewellery 54-5snakes 62, 73, 225-6soccer 43-4solo travellers 205Souk el-Ghazal Mosque 119sports 43-4Sufism 49swimming 97, 142, 151, see also

beaches

TTagharghart 194Taghit 165Tamanrasset 180-1, 183-9, 184

accommodation 186-7activities 185-6attractions 185-6festivals 186food 187history 183medical services 185shopping 187tourist information 185tours 185travel to/from 187-8

Tamdjert 191Tamelhat 176Tamrit 195Tan Zoumaitek 195Tankena 191

Tassili d’Immidir 182-3Tassili du Hoggar 189-90Tassili N’Ajjer 77-8Tassili N’Ajjer National Park 20, 21, 64,

77-8, 83-4, 190-1, 194-5, 5telephone services 205-6television 44, 196Tell region 60Temacine 176Temple of the Severan

Family 135theft 199-200Tiddis 122-3Tim Ras 194time 206Timenzouzine 195Timgad 126-8, 126, 8Timimoun 169-71, 5Tin Tarabine 190Tinakachaker 190Tipaza 104-6Tlemcen 146-51, 147

accommodation 150attractions 148medical services 148tourist information 148

Tlemcen Museum 149toilets 206Touggourt 175-6tourist information 206tours 78-9, 217

Algiers 99camel 76hiking 75

train travel 217Trans-Saharan Highway 76-7travel to/from Algeria 208-13

air 208-11land 211-12sea 212-13

travel within Algeria 213-17air 213-14bus 214car 214-16hitching 216local transport 216motorcycle 214-16shared taxi 216-17tours 217train 217

travellers cheques 204

trekking, see hiking, 4WD trekking, camel-trekking

Tuareg 32, 41-2, 68, 77, 179, 4, 7jewellery 54-5music 57-8

turbans 68TV 44, 196

UUnesco World Heritage sites 21, 155

Al-Qal’a of Beni Hammad 21Casbah (Algiers) 52, 90, 92, 93Djemila 132M’Zab Valley 155, 7Tassili N’Ajjer National Park 20, 21,

64, 77-8, 83-4, 190-1, 194-5, 5Timgad 126, 8Tipaza 104

Vvacations 201, 202Valley of the Cypresses 195vegetarian travellers 59video 204visas 206-7, see also passports

Wwalking, see hikingwalking tours

Algiers 97-9, 98Constantine 120, 121Oran 142-4, 143

War of Independence 32-4, 129wars 35-6water 65watersports 198, see also beaches,

swimmingweather 14, 67-8, 199websites, see internet

resourcesweights 196wildlife 62-3, 190wine 149women in Algeria 50-1women travellers 207

health 226world time zones 254-5

ZZéroual, President Liamine 36Zirids 27

Mozabites 160Musée Communale 171Musée des Beaux Arts 97Musée du Hoggar 185-6Musée du l’OPNA 185Musée du Sahara 177Musée du Tassili 192Musée National Ahmed Zabana 142Musée National du Moudjahid 96, 97museums, see also historic buildings

Archaeological Museum 130Bardo Museum of Prehistory &

Ethnography 96Cirta Museum 119Maison de la Culture 186Musée Communale 171Musée des Beaux Arts 97Musée du Hoggar 185-6Musée du l’OPNA 185Musée du Sahara 177Musée du Tassili 192Musée National Ahmed Zabana 142Museum of Popular Arts &

Traditions 94National Museum of Antiquities 96Tlemcen Museum 149

music 16, 56-8internet resources 56Kabylie 56Rai 57Tuareg 57-8

M’Zab Valley 155-62, 7

NNapoleon III 31National Liberation Front (FLN) 32-4National Museum of Antiquities 96national parks 63-4

Ahaggar National Park 64Hoggar National Park 179Tassili N’Ajjer National Park 20, 21,

64, 77-8, 83-4, 190-1, 194-5, 5newspapers 196Notre Dame d’Afrique 95

Ooasis towns 13, 19

Beni Abbès 166El-Goléa 171-2El-Oued 172-5M’Zab Valley 155-62, 7

Taghit 165 Timimoun 169, 5

oil 39-40opening hours 198Oran 139-46, 140

accommodation 144attractions 141entertainment 145festivals 144food 144-5history 139information 141medical services 141shopping 145travel to/from 145-6travel within 146walking tour 142-4, 143

Ouargla 176-8

Ppainting 58-9palaces

Bey’s Palace 142Palace of Ahmed Bey 119Palais des Raïs 95

palmeraiesBeni Isugen 161Timimoun 170, 5

Pasha’s Mosque 142passports 208, see also visaspeople, see also culture, population

Arabs 40Berbers 24, 26-7, 27-8, 40-1, 7Jews 43Mozabites 160pieds-noirs 42-3Tuareg 32, 41-2, 68, 77, 179, 4, 7

Pères Blancs 158phones 205-6photography 204pieds-noirs 42-3pirates 29, 93place des Martyrs 167place des Sévères 134place du 1 Novembre 141place Emir Abdelkader 148place Mohamed Khemisti 148planning 14-16, 66, see also itineraries

health 218holidays 202security 72, 110, 181transport 74

plants 63population 22, see also culture,

people

postal services 204pottery 205

QQuran 45-6

Rradio 44, 196Rai 57Ramadan 46, 201Ras el-Hamra 115Red Beard, see Barbarossareligion 44-50

Christianity 49Islam 44-50

responsible travel 71-2rock art 80-5, 166, 190-1, 194-5, 5

carvings 81-3conservation 82, 84discovery 80-1history 80, 81internet resources 83, 84locations 83-4paintings 81-3periods 83Tassili N’Ajjer National Park 20,

21, 64, 77-8, 83-4, 190-1, 194-5, 5

Tinakachaker 190rock-climbing 198Roman ruins 13, 21

Djemila 133-5Guelma 116Hippo Regius 113-15Timgad 126-8, 8Tipaza 104

Route du Hoggar 180-90Route du Tassili N’Ajjer 190-5Rustamid 27

SSahara 61-2, 180

books 67, 78climate 23, 81environment 67literature 66-7travel to 66travel within 74-9

Saharan Atlas Mountains 60-2, 162St Augustine 113sand dunes 61, 198

Djanet 194Erg Admer 194Grand Erg Occidental 76, 153,

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