 |
| Maximum card with the railway station from Oran, sent to me by my friend Zine (ALGERIA). Merçi beaucoup! |
"Algeria 
i/ælˈdʒɪəriə/ (Arabic: الجزائر, al-Jazā'ir; Berber and Algerian Arabic: Dzayer or Ldzayer), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah), also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria,[11][12][13][14] is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.
i/ælˈdʒɪəriə/ (Arabic: الجزائر, al-Jazā'ir; Berber and Algerian Arabic: Dzayer or Ldzayer), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah), also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria,[11][12][13][14] is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa, the Arab World and of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea; it is also the tenth-largest country in the world."
| People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||
| Motto: " بالشّعب وللشّعب " (Arabic) "By the people and for the people"[1][2] | ||||||
Anthem:  "Kassaman" We Pledge | ||||||
.svg) | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Algiers 36°42′N 3°13′E | |||||
| Official language(s) | Arabic[3] | |||||
| National languages | Berber | |||||
| Demonym | Algerian | |||||
| Government | Semi-presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Ahmed Ouyahia | ||||
| History | ||||||
| - | Numidia | from 202 BC | ||||
| - | Roman Republic | from 46 BC | ||||
| - | Vandal Kingdom | from 430 | ||||
| - | Rustamid dynasty | from 767 | ||||
| - | Zirid dynasty | from 973 | ||||
| - | Hammadid dynasty | from 1014 | ||||
| - | Abdalwadiddynasty | from 1235 | ||||
| - | Ottoman Empire | from 1516 | ||||
| - | French rule | from 1830 | ||||
| - | Independence from France | 3 July 1962 (recognized by France) | ||||
| - | Independence from France | 5 July 1962 (declared by Algeria) | ||||
.svg)
============
Happy Sunday Stamps meme!
Please visit: http://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/
It looks like you bagged the biggest one! You have an interesting blog. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on mine.
ReplyDeleteI like the maximum card but the stamps on the envelope look interesting too. I had no idea Algeria was the biggest country in Africa.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing as Sheila.
ReplyDeleteSomalia was pretty big until Southern Somalia separated into another country.
ReplyDeleteGreat Maximum card.
thanks for participating.
I've one battered stamp from Algeria. I was woken up at 2 o'clock in the morning by armed French police in Dunkirk at the time Algeria was 'fighting' for independence so I have reason to remember the country.
ReplyDeleteLike the card and the stamps.
I like to see railway architecture from other countries, interesting to see how other cultures design the portals to travel.
ReplyDeleteFantastic maxi-card!
ReplyDelete