algeria

Noun
  1. A republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim;
    Colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s (synset 108723211)
    domain member region:
    • armed islamic group, gia - a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
    • gspc, salafast group for call and combat, salafist group - an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa
    is an instance of: african country, african nation - any one of the countries occupying the African continent
    member holonym: algerian - a native or inhabitant of Algeria
    belongs to:
    • arab league - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
    • opec, organization of petroleum-exporting countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
    has:
    • algerian capital, algiers - an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
    • annaba - a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
    • batna - a town in north central Algeria
    • blida - a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers
    • oran - a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city
    • constantine - a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
    • djanet - a desert town in southeastern Algeria
    • hippo, hippo regius - an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
    • reggane - a town in central Algeria
    • timgad - an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins
    • timimoun - a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains
    • atlas mountains - a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
    is a part of: maghreb, mahgrib - the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia
    same as: algerie, democratic and popular republic of algeria

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