Plan a trip to Algeria

Places to see in Algeria

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Tassili n'AjjerUNESCO

  Ruins · Illizi Province

  Tassili n'Ajjer is a mountain range in the Sahara desert, located in south-eastern Algeria. It holds one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world and covers an area of more than 72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: magharebia (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  TimgadUNESCO

  Ruines Romaines de Timgad

  Ruins · Batna Province

  Timgad or Thamugadi, nicknamed the «Pompeii of north africa» was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 CE. The full name of the city was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Xiaotong Gao (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  DjémilaUNESCO

  Ruins · Sétif Province

  Djémila, formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are found. It is in the region bordering the Constantinois and Petite Kabylie.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alioueche Mokhtar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  M'zabUNESCO

  Ruins · Ghardaïa Province

  The M'zab, or Mzab, is a natural region of the northern Sahara Desert in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It is located 600 km (370 mi) south of Algiers and has approximately 360,000 inhabitants.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Camille Gillet (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Qal'at Bani HammadUNESCO

  Kalaat Beni Hamad

  Town · M'Sila Province

  Qal'at Bani Hammad, also known as Qal'a Bani Hammad or Qal'at of the Beni Hammad, is a fortified palatine city in Algeria. Now in ruins, in the 11th century, it served as the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: R hakka (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  TipasaUNESCO

  Ruines Romaines de Tipaza

  Ruins · Tipasa Province

  Tipasa, sometimes distinguished as Tipasa in Mauretania, was a colonia in the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays called Tipaza, and located in coastal central Algeria. Since 1982, it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Ketchaoua MosqueUNESCO

  جامع كتشاوة

  Religious · Algiers Province

  The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rachid Hamatou (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Djamaa el KebirUNESCO

  الجامع الكبير

  Religious · Algiers Province

  The Djamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque of Algiers, is a mosque located in the city of Algiers, Algeria. Built in 1097, it is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture.

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• Casbah of AlgiersUNESCO

  Landmark · Algiers Province

  The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of Algiers, founded in 944 by the Zirids. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.

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  Algiers

  Alger ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر

  City · Algiers Province

  Algiers, officially Capital City of Algiers, is the capital and largest city of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean Sea in the north-central portion of the country. In 2025, an estimated 4.325 million people resided within the urban area.

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  Oran

  City · Oran Province

  Oran is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria, 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from the capital, Algiers. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after Algiers because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance.

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  Constantine

  قسنطينة ⵇⵙⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ

  City · Constantine Province

  Constantine, also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria. During Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honour of Emperor Constantine the Great.

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