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History of Algeria

The History of Algeria section on ALG DZ introduces the country’s main historical periods, from prehistory and ancient Numidia to Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Islamic and modern nationalist history. Use this page as a starting point for detailed articles on Ternifine, Tassili n Ajjer, Carthage, Massinissa, Timgad, Tipaza, Tlemcen and figures such as Ahmed Zabana, Hassiba Ben Bouali, Larbi Ben M hidi and Messali Hadj.

History of the City of Oran

History of the City of Oran — Oran / Wahran as a historical city of Algeria.

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Prehistory of Algeria

Rock painting at Tassili n'AjjerAlgeria has been populated since the dawn of time. The remains of human presence in Algeria date back 400,000 years, an age attributed to the remains of "Atlanthropus",…

Ancient Algeria

The ruins of TiddisCarthageAt the dawn of history, Algeria was populated by the Numidians who retained, from primitive civilization, the Agnatique family and the Aguellid. It is probable that it was t…

Numidian Algeria

The tomb of MassinissaThe Numidian kingdomsWhile Carthage radiated all its power, the Numidian kingdoms of Gaia, Massinissa and Syphax, had reached an exceptional degree of development on the economic…

Roman Algeria

The Ruins of TimgadThe Roman occupation of North Africa, starting from Carthage, took place via three main axes:- The first follows the coast of Tunisia from north to south, then it heads east and pa…

Vandal and Byzantine Algeria

The Ruins of TipazaIn the 5th century the Vandals invaded North Africa. After landing in Tingitane (Morocco), they penetrated to the east.We note that on the way they destroyed the walls of Caesarea …

Muslim conquest of Algeria

The Ruins of Mansourah, TlemcenThe advent of Islam The advent of Islam in the 7th century is one of the most significant events in the history of the Maghreb. In the year 681, with the arrival of Sid…

Historical figures of Algeria

From left to right: Khider, Lacheraf, Aït Ahmed, Boudiaf, Ben BellaBelow is the list of people who have marked the history of Algeria in one way or another. Ahmed Zabana Larbi Ben M'hidi Hassiba Ben …

Ahmed Zabana

Ahmed Zahana, better known under the name Zabana, was born in 1926 in the El-Hamri district, in Oran. He completed his primary education there, obtained his school certificate and enrolled in a vocati…

Amirouche Aït Hamouda

By his real name Aît Hamouda, he was born on October 31, 1927, in the village of Tassaft Aguemoun, in Djurdjura. Coming from a poor family, he had a particularly difficult childhood and adolescence du…

Hassiba Ben Bouali

Born January 18, 1938 in El-Asnam (today Chlef), Hassiba Ben Bouali y began her primary studies, which she continued at the Aïn Zerga school, in Algiers, where her parents had settled in 1947. She obt…

Larbi Ben M'hidi

Larbi Ben M'hidi was born in 1923 in the El-Kaouahi douar, in the region of Ain-Mlila (Constantine.) He was one of the rare Algerians to have pursued secondary education, which subsequently allowed hi…

Messali Hadj

Pioneer of contemporary Algerian nationalism, the life of Messali el hadj is intertwined with the construction of Algerian political organizations that he will never cease to animate: North African St…

History of Algeria: A Practical Guide to the Main Eras

Algeria's history is best read through layers: Amazigh societies, Mediterranean trade, Numidian kingdoms, Roman cities, Islamic dynasties, Ottoman Algiers, French colonisation, the war of inde…