The geography of Algeria
Algeria, officially the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is the largest country in Africa and the tenth-largest in the world. It spans approximately 2,381,740 square kilometers (919,590 square miles), with more than 80% consisting of desert. Located in North Africa, it forms a key part of the Maghreb region.
A striking desert landscape unfolds under a vast, clear blue sky with faint wisps of clouds, dominated by a towering, weathered rock formation known as a mushroom rock or pedestal rock that rises prominently from the orange sands like a natural monument in Algeria’s Sahara Desert, its base broad and … Continue