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.
Timimoun is a beautiful city in Southern Algeria known for its Sudanese style red mud architecture. Distinctly different from Northern Algeria, Timimoun is home to Touareg people that live in the Sahara generally between Algeria, Mali, Niger and Libya. You won’t want to miss this beautiful city that I visit …
Timimoun is a beautiful city in Southern Algeria known for its Sudanese style red mud architecture. Distinctly different from Northern Algeria, Timimoun is home to Touareg people that live in the Sahara generally between Algeria, Mali, Niger and Libya. You won’t want to miss this beautiful city that I visit …
Sahara Desert The Sahara is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilo-metres, it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall and it measures approximately 4,800 km from east to west and between north to south and has a …
TIPAZA – ALGERIA Tipasa is located 70 km west of Algiers. The archaeological site of Tipasa regroups one of the most extraordinary archaeological complexes of the Maghreb, and perhaps one which is most significant to the study of the contacts between the indigenous civilizations and the different waves of colonization …
