Algerian Geography and Nature

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  1. Complete the sentence about Tipasa with the correct year: Since ______, it has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.
  2. Complete the sentence about M'Zab with the correct year: The M'zab Valley was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in ______, as an intact example of traditional human habitat perfectly adapted to t…
  3. Complete the sentence about Ahaggar National Park with the correct year: Analysis of collected scat in ______ showed the presence of the Northwest African cheetah in the region.
  4. Complete the sentence about Provinces of Algeria with the correct year: On 26 November ______, the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill to add 10 more provinces, by splitting some of the larger provinces…
  5. Complete the sentence about Notre-Dame d'Afrique with the correct year: Pope Pius IX granted two Pontifical decrees towards the shrine on the same day on 15 April ______.
  6. Complete the sentence about Notre-Dame d'Afrique with the correct year: The coronation rites was executed by the Archbishop of Carthage Charles Lavigerie on 30 April ______.
  7. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The monument was opened on July 5, ______, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence.
  8. Complete the sentence about Sidi Boumediene Mosque with the correct year: The Sidi al-Haloui Mosque, built in ______, was closely modelled on it.
  9. Complete the sentence about Ghardaia with the correct year: In her ______ book, La Force des choses, the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir described Ghardaïa as "a Cubist painting b…
  10. Complete the sentence about Nedroma with the correct year: Nedroma became a UNESCO World Heritage in ______ for its cultural importance.
  11. Complete the sentence about El Bayadh with the correct year: The record of 51.3 °C degrees, which was on 2 September ______, is disputed.
  12. Complete the sentence about Aïn Salah with the correct year: In February ______, BP announced further project start up at In Salah Southern Fields.
  13. Complete the sentence about Bordj Bou Arréridj with the correct year: Bordj Bou Arréridj has a team in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: CA Bordj Bou Arréridj, founded in ______.
  14. Complete the sentence about Chlef with the correct year: In ______ Maréchal Bugeaud founded the city of Orléansville at the modern site of Chlef.
  15. Complete the sentence about Jijel with the correct year: Jijel remained a corsair stronghold until recaptured by the French in ______.
  16. Complete the sentence about Khemis Miliana with the correct year: Khemis-Miliana took its current name in ______, the year the city hosted the first international fair in Algeria.
  17. Complete the sentence about Mostaganem with the correct year: Mostaganem reputedly has origins dating back to Punic and Roman times, and was ruled by the Zirid dynasty between 973 and ______ CE.
  18. Complete the sentence about Mostaganem with the correct year: In April ______, during World War Two, the US Navy's "D" Company arrived in Mostaganem to build an amphibious port.
  19. Complete the sentence about Mostaganem with the correct year: Algeria became independent in ______ and Mostaganem is now the second-largest city in the country's northwest, after Oran, and Algeria's f…
  20. Complete the sentence about Reghaia with the correct year: In ______, Reghaia, alongside Rouiba, Ain taya, Dergena and El Marsa were included to the newly created province of Boumerdes.
  21. Complete the sentence about Skikda with the correct year: Present-day Skikda was founded by French governor Sylvain Charles Valée in ______ under the name Philippeville, honoring the French king at th…
  22. Complete the sentence about Tiaret with the correct year: A ______ study by the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis reported significant areas contaminated by industrial pollution, and growing squatte…
  23. Complete the sentence about Tiaret with the correct year: The Africa Institute reported in a May ______ monograph that Tiaret's more "arid and mountainous landscape has facilitated terrorist activitie…
  24. Complete the sentence about Touggourt with the correct year: In ______ the Sultanate of Tuggert was founded in southern Algeria.
  25. Complete the sentence about Touggourt with the correct year: In ______ the sultanate was abolished by French colonial authorities in Algeria.
  26. Complete the sentence about Hussein Dey with the correct year: In ______ he was appointed Khodjet al-khil, a minister tasked with raising and commanding the cavalry of the Dey and raising taxes.
  27. Complete the sentence about Hussein Dey with the correct year: In ______ following the death of the previous Dey, the Divan of Algiers elected Hussein as the next ruler.
  28. Complete the sentence about Hussein Dey with the correct year: Husseyn Dey succeeded Ali V ben Ahmed as dey of Algiers in March ______.
  29. Complete the sentence about Hussein Dey with the correct year: Following a short engagement the fleet British withdrew, though returned two weeks later, threatening to again bombard the town before th…
  30. Complete the sentence about Kerkennah with the correct year: In ______, the Kerkennah Islands were raided by an Aragonese expedition.
  31. Complete the sentence about Kerkennah with the correct year: During the Second World War, the Battle of the Tarigo Convoy was fought near the islands on 16 April ______.
  32. Complete the sentence about Lake Tonga with the correct year: The three lakes were designated as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention in ______.
  33. Complete the sentence about Ahaggar with the correct year: Assekrem is a famous and often-visited point, where Charles de Foucauld built a hermitage in ______.
  34. Complete the sentence about Tassili n'Ajjer National Park with the correct year: The site has been designated a national park and a Biosphere Reserve, and was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage S…
  35. Complete the sentence about Tassili n'Ajjer National Park with the correct year: Algerian rock art has been subject to European study since ______, with surveys conducted by "A.
  36. Complete the sentence about Tamanrasset Province with the correct year: In ______, the village of In Eker, located in present-day Tamanrasset Province, was the location of several underground nuclear…
  37. Complete the sentence about Tamanrasset Province with the correct year: The province was created on 2 July ______ from the Oasis Department, following a reorganization of Algeria's provinces.
  38. Complete the sentence about Tindouf with the correct year: In ______, the area was the scene of fighting between Algerian and Moroccan forces laying claim to western Algeria, during the Sand War.
  39. Which place completes this sentence about M'Zab? A federal council, Majlis Ammi Said, unites representatives of the seven settlements as well as ______, an ancient town located 200 km South-East of th…
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Notre-Dame d'Afrique? Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy, who served as the Bishop of ______ from 1846 to 1866, paved the way for the construction of the basilica.
  41. Which place completes this sentence about In Salah? Air flights via In Salah Airport connect the town with the capital ______ and other major cities in Algeria.
  42. Which place completes this sentence about El Golea? El Menia has good road connections along the N1 highway to ______ to the north and In Salah to the south.
  43. Which place completes this sentence about Ghardaia? In her 1963 book, La Force des choses, the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir described ______ as "a Cubist painting beautifully c…
  44. Which place completes this sentence about Ghardaia? Delheure, the name ______ may be derived from the Tamazight root Gh·R·D, meaning "the highest part of the shoulders", "strength", or "authority", gi…
  45. Which place completes this sentence about Ghardaia? Other sources, however, state that Taɣərdayt means "plateau located next to the valley", from which the name ______ is derived.
  46. Which place completes this sentence about Sidi M'Cid Bridge? The monument is a replica of the Arch of Trajan in Timgad and commemorates the people of ______ who laid down their lives fighting for Fran…
  47. Which place completes this sentence about Mostaganem? In April 1943, during World War Two, the US Navy's "D" Company arrived in ______ to build an amphibious port.
  48. Which place completes this sentence about Oued Souf? The N48 connects El Oued to the town of Still to the north, from which the N3 may be used to reach ______.
  49. Which place completes this sentence about Sidi Bel Abbès? The training centre of the modern Algerian National Gendarmerie is located in ______.
  50. Which place completes this sentence about Skikda? Present-day ______ was founded by French governor Sylvain Charles Valée in 1838 under the name Philippeville, honoring the French king at the time.
  51. Which place completes this sentence about Touggourt? The N3 highway connects to Megarine, Sidi Slimane, and ______ to the north and Hassi Messaoud and Illizi to the south.
  52. Which place completes this sentence about Tamanrasset Province? In 1961, the village of In Eker, located in present-day ______ Province, was the location of several underground nuclear tests by the Fr…
  53. Which place completes this sentence about Tamanrasset Province? According to the Victims of Nuclear Tests in In Eker, over 500 people in the province of ______ have been impacted by these tests.
  54. Which place completes this sentence about Béjaïa? Béjaïa is located 220 km east of the capital Algiers, 93 km east of Tizi Ouzou, 81.5 km northeast of Bordj Bou Arreridj, 70 km northwest of Sétif and…
  55. Which place completes this sentence about Laghouat? There are natural gas deposits in the region, and nearby ______ has the second largest natural gas reserve in Africa.
  56. Which place completes this sentence about Jijel? A relatively new port has been built at Djen Djen, approximately 7 miles east of ______, which can handle large bulk carriers having a draft up to 18.2…
  57. Which place completes this sentence about Chlef? The town was located at the confluence of the ______ River and the Tsighaout River.
  58. Which place completes this sentence about Relizane? The city of Mina is among the most famous cities of Mauretania Caesariensis, whose capital was ______.
  59. Which place completes this sentence about Illizi? Illizi lies on the N3 national highway, which leads north to ______ and Touggourt and south to Djanet.
  60. Which place completes the sentence? The cities of Sétif and ______ are 70 km east and 115 km northwest, respectively.
  61. Which place completes this sentence about Touggourt? The N3 highway connects to Megarine, Sidi Slimane, and Biskra to the north and ______ and Illizi to the south.
  62. Which place completes this sentence about Cap Djinet? Cap Djinet is a cape at the Mediterranean Sea near the town of Djinet, 50 kilometers east of Algiers, near Dellys, in the ______ Province of Alger…
  63. Which place completes this sentence about Lake Tonga? Lake Tonga is a freshwater lake located in El Kala National Park, in the wilaya of ______, Algeria.
  64. Which place completes this sentence about Illizi Province? In January 2013, a hostage crisis occurred in a natural gas facility near ______.

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