Algeria

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The semi-presidential Republic of Algeria (Arabic: الجزائر al-Jazā'ir) in north-west Africa with the capital Algiers (al-Ǧazāʾir, meaning "the islands") covers 2,381,741 km². It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Mauritania, Morocco and the Western Sahara claimed by Morocco to the west, Mali and Niger to the south and Libya and Tunisia to the east. The former French colony gained independence after the end of the Algerian War (1954-1962). The country's motto, shown in Arabic below the flag on the right, reads "By the people and for the people".

Algerien - Landkarte, Flagge und Wahlspruch

History

As in many other Mediterranean countries, the Phoenicians and Greeks laid the foundations for Algerian viticulture. In the middle of the 7th century, the Arabs conquered North Africa. With the ban on alcohol now in force, viticulture came to a standstill. From 1830, the French began to conquer the country. As a result, numerous French settlers poured into the country and also brought vines with them. This led to the resumption of the wine trade, which turned out to be an important part of the Algerian economy. The largest expansion of the vineyard area was reached in 1938 with 400,000 hectares.

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