Algeria Gallery

Abd El Kader, Algerian leader

Abd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century. He was eventually defeated, went into exile, and led a religious life

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Geographic map of Algeria and details of the provinces of Algiers, Oran and Constantine

XEE4405752 Geographic map of Algeria and details of the provinces of Algiers, Oran and Constantine, realized by Amboise Tardieu, 19th century, in" L'Algerie ancienne et moderne" by Leon Galibert, 1844. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geographic map of Algeria and details of the provinces of Algiers, Oran and Constantine, realized by Amboise Tardieu, 19th century, in" L'Algerie ancienne et moderne" by Leon Galibert, 1844.); Stefano Bianchetti; out of copyright

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Tlemcen - Tomb of the Princess - Algeria

Tomb of the Princess at Tlemcen ('The Pearl of the Maghreb') in northwestern Algeria - capital of Tlemcen Province. The name Tlemcen comes from the Berber for Dry Spring'. Two very important and beautiful tombs can be found at Tlemcen. The first is that of Sidi Bou Medienne, the second is that of Houari Bou Medienne (second President of Algeria). Famous for a large number of sufis who lived there. Under the protection of the Ottoman Empire in 1553

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