Transport in Algeria Last updated on
Monday 19th April 2010
Introduction
The national airline is Air Algerie, which provides both domestic and international services. A number of other international carriers connect Algeria to international destinations.
The northern third of the country is interlinked with road and railway systems. Railroads reach to the Sahara desert while roads run to the Saharan oil fields. The trans-Saharan highway, completed in 1985, extends south from the Mediterranean coast to the country's border with Niger.
As you like 'Transport in Algeria' you may also like following articles . . .
Transportation facilities include air routes and 7,660 km (4,760 mi.) of roads and tracks. The 1,100-km Trans-Mauritanian highway was completed in 1985. A 670-km (416-mi.) railroad links...
Algeria is the largest of the three countries (including Morocco and Tunisia) which form the region of western North Africa known traditionally as Al Maghrib ("the West"). It is also the...
Deforestation has been extensive in northern Algeria, with forests receding to the upper Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas. Pine, cedar and several oak species, including cork oak, are the...
Morocco occupies an area of approximately 446,550 sq km (172,413 sq mi) in the northwestern corner of the African continent. The Atlantic Ocean forms the country's western perimeter. The...
Mauritania's southern boundary is Senegal. It joins Mali on the southeast and east, and Algeria forms its northeastern border.
The country's Atlantic coastline runs for some 700km. Its...
The country is characterized by four distinct parallel geographical regions running east to west:
The Tell region is the northern band of terrain extending along the country's northern...
Equal in size to that of England and Wales, Tunisia is the northernmost African state and the smallest of the four countries in North Africa that make up the Maghreb. It shares a border...
