Algerian Culture, Economy and Society
Culture and Heritage
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- Which two languages are official in Algeria?
- In which western city did raï music emerge?
- Which singer, known for the song Didi, is nicknamed the king of raï?
- Who is regarded as the master and father of chaabi music in the Casbah of Algiers?
- Which style of Andalusian classical music is traditionally associated with Tlemcen?
- Which Nobel-winning author of The Stranger was born in Algeria in 1913?
- Who wrote the 1956 novel Nedjma?
- Which Algerian novelist and filmmaker was the first North African elected to the Académie française, in 2005?
- Which Saharan site is famed for thousands of prehistoric rock paintings and was listed by UNESCO in 1982?
- Which UNESCO site is a Roman town set in the mountains near Sétif, called Cuicul in antiquity?
- Which UNESCO site west of Algiers combines Phoenician, Roman and early Christian remains?
- Which steamed semolina dish was inscribed by UNESCO in 2020 as the shared heritage of four Maghreb countries?
- Which dish of torn flatbread in a spicy stew is typical of the Aurès and Constantine?
- Which sweet semolina pastry, filled with dates and fried before being dipped in honey, is a classic of Algerian tables?
- Which holiday on 12 January marks the Amazigh new year?
- Which Berber people of the Sahara wear indigo veils and live in the Hoggar?
- Which ancient alphabet of the Berber languages is still used by the Tuareg?
- Which hooded woollen cloak is a traditional Algerian garment for men?
- Which psychiatrist born in Martinique wrote The Wretched of the Earth after joining the FLN?
- Which 1966 film, shot in the streets of Algiers, won the Golden Lion at Venice?
- Which spicy lamb soup with green wheat, called frik, is traditional at Ramadan evenings?
- Which branch of Islam is followed by the Mozabites of Ghardaïa?
- Which school of Sunni law is followed by most Algerians?
- What is the spoken Arabic of Algeria called?
- Which singer made the Kabyle lullaby A Vava Inouva famous worldwide in the 1970s?
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