Algerian Geography and Nature

Resources, Cities and Wildlife

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  1. Which Saharan field is Algeria's largest oil field?
  2. Which Saharan field is Algeria's biggest natural gas field?
  3. Which pipeline carries Algerian gas across Tunisia and under the sea to Sicily?
  4. Which eastern port near Constantine hosts a large refinery and gas liquefaction plant?
  5. In which eastern province are the Djebel Onk phosphate mines?
  6. Which deposit near Tindouf holds some of Algeria's largest iron ore reserves?
  7. Which animal, the smallest fox in the world, lives in the Sahara and has huge ears?
  8. Which tailless monkey lives in the Atlas cedar forests and is the only macaque in Africa?
  9. Which conifer grows in the Chréa and Belezma forests as a native tree of the Atlas?
  10. Which date variety, whose name means 'finger of light', is Algeria's main export date?
  11. Which Mediterranean port is Algeria's main western city and is home to the Santa Cruz fort?
  12. Which river carved the deep gorge around the city of Constantine?
  13. Which western city, rich in Almoravid and Zayyanid monuments, is nicknamed the pearl of the Maghreb?
  14. For which reason was the Casbah of Algiers listed by UNESCO in 1992?
  15. Which dam in Mila province, with a capacity of nearly one billion cubic metres, is Algeria's largest?
  16. What was the 'Green Dam' begun in 1972?
  17. Which grass of the high plateaus is harvested for rope, mats and paper pulp?
  18. Which north-eastern national park, a biosphere reserve, protects Lakes Tonga and Oubeira?
  19. Which pale Saharan antelope with long spiral horns is critically endangered?
  20. Which rare conifer found only on the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau is a relic of wetter times?
  21. Which mountainous region east of Algiers is the main homeland of the Kabyle people?
  22. Which oasis town is the gateway to the Tassili n'Ajjer?
  23. What does the term oued mean in Algerian geography?
  24. Which oasis city is nicknamed the Queen of the Zibans?
  25. What is a chott in Algeria?

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