Ahmed Ouyahia was the Prime Minister of Algeria in 2011.Ahmed Ouyahia became the Prime Minister of Algeria on 2008 June 23 when appointed by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He served until he was replaced on 2012 September 3. Ouyahia has been the prime minister twice before, from 1995 December 31 to 1998 December 15 under president Liamine Zéroual, and again from 2003 May 5 to 2006 May 24 under president Bouteflika.
What is Algeria known for?
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Algeria
- Algeria, large, predominantly Muslim country of North Africa.
- From the Mediterranean coast, along which most of its people live, Algeria extends southward deep into the heart of the Sahara, a forbidding desert where the Earth’s hottest surface temperatures have been recorded and which constitutes more than four-fifths of the country’s area.
- The Sahara and its extreme climate dominate the country.
- The contemporary Algerian novelist Assia Djebar has highlighted the environs, calling her country “a dream of sand.
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Algeria has so much to offer, here are some of the things Algeria is known for.
- Djemila: Listening out for the ghostly footsteps of Roman legionnaires in this beautiful ruined town.
- Timgad: Standing atop the theatre and surveying the ruined grandeur of this vast Roman city.
- Hippo Regius: Picnicking among the flowers surrounded by the tapering columns of the Roman city.
- Algiers: Experiencing 'la Blanche', the country's fascinating capital, where modern, traditional and colonial-era Algeria meet.
- Ghardaïa:, Bargaining for a boldly patterned carpet in the main square, peeking at a pristine medieval town and then swimming in the shade of date palms.
- Timimoun: Striking out into the dunes of the Grand Erg Occidental from this red oasis.
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