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The Snow Falls in the Algerian Sahara

Among the twenty first century changes, the climate change .Today the world witnessed a great change in terms of weather conditions due to human activity such as gas emission from factories, etc....

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Yennayer

On 12th January, all the Berber populations of the North Africa celebrate the Berber New Year known as Yennayer 2967, as the first day of the month Yennayer. The year Amazigh or Yennayer, this old...

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Kabyle Jewelry

    Jewelry is the indispensable attribute of any feminine adornment .The kabyle jewelries    are very fascinating and its success exceed the kabylia borders and even Algeria itself .It is made from...

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The Kabyle Old Houses and Architecture

The Kabylia region has about 1,500 villages. Each village usually occupies a ridge. The kabyle house,as all houses used to serve, offers a shelter to the people against beasts and bad weather. The...

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Collecting Olive in Kabylia

Most of the kabylian families start picking olives on November. It is an activity in which the families of the region have remained loyal. It has become a true tradition and an ancestral heritage,...

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Some of Kabyle Proverbs

Some of Kabyle Proverbs: -Ur hemmlegh gma ur hemmlegh w'ara th-yuthen. I do not like my brother but I do not like anyone attacking him. -W'ur nuriw yugad nnger, win yurwen yerwa amdegger. who has no...

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The Kabylian Kitchen (Algeria) Preparing Couscous

    The Kabyle cuisine is very rich with various traditional dishes. Among those dishes, there is a widespread one which is couscous (sekssu).It is the plate which had to be presented in all kabyles...

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Which Economic and Development Policy’s should Africa pursue to ensure its...

By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou Africa has a very serious economic identity problem. When compared to Asia, the continent has made much less progress. China, India, Indonesia and Singapore largely only endured...

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The Kabylian Tattoos

The Berber tattoo (thishrat) represents not just the cultural expression of a community but it carries within it the ancient memories of the origins of human life on earth. It is for this reason that...

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The Kabylian Dancing

Dancing is the way in which people express their happy feelings and enjoyment. It’s also the way of displaying their cultural heritage. Acheddah is the term which refers to dance in Tamazighth(kabyle...

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Poetry in the Bottom of Kabylia

Poetry is mingled with existence.It portrays the events, it warns,directs and corrects. The poet is the one who goes deeper to discover the world and its values. The creative poet enjoys an evident...

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Touareg of Algeria

Touareg of Algeria The Touareg are nomadic Berber people living in the central Sahara in Algeria, Libya and on the borders of Sahel, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Their Berber culture is confirmed by...

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The Tuareg Woman

The Tuaregs society is structured around the woman. In the marital institution, it plays the central role, from marriage to the education of children and the management of the home. The Tuareg woman...

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The Berber Seasons

      According to the Agrarian calendar, the Berber seasons are divided into four and each season has specific traditions and customs. They are as the following:  Lakhrif (Autumn): from 30August to 28...

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The Taguella, the Bread of the Tuaregs

        The taguella(sand bread) is the emblematic dish of the Tuaregs and also their basic food. It is served in a large dish, as a single dish or served with mutton, accompanied by goat milk, camel...

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The Tuareg Music

The Music of Tuareg is an ancestral music; a mixture of the music of black Africa and the Berber music of the south like the Tindi or the Ahellil. It is a kind of music that is more often sung in...

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The Kabylian Handmades: Blankets and Carpets

    The art, for Berbers, is a pure creation of the mind guided by a deep instinct and ageless traditions. Berber art is close to the so-called "primitive" art where the artist made everything for...

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Algerian banks SWIFT codes

If you want to send a wire payment to a person or a company in Algeria or in other countries you must to know some information about the theire bank accont information, like bank name, account number,...

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Preparing Tea in the Tuareg Style

    Tea was introduced to the Tuareg society at the beginning of the twentieth century through Arab-Muslim influence (trade). During your trip to the Algerian Sahara, you will have the opportunity to...

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The Barbarian Fig

   The barbarian fig (thakarmousth) is a fruit which is difficult to pick and even risks for those who do not master the technique of its gathering, but which nevertheless remains much appreciated by...

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