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THE JAKARTA POST\u00a0 Sun, January 19, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Algeria in North Africa was recently named this year’s\u00a0“best country to backpack” by the British Backpacker Society (BBS), an organization promoting travels to off-the-beaten-track areas of the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With its wide range of\u00a0attractions and\u00a0small\u00a0number of tourists, BSS believes that Algeria\u00a0packs the most thrills for a backpacking adventure, as reported by\u00a0Lonely Planet.<\/p>\n

“Lying just a short-haul flight away from the huge adventure travel communities living in Europe’s capitals, Algeria’s tourism industry is not only blessed by world-class desert scenery, delightfully hospitable people and spectacular ancient ruins, but it is also blessed by its geographical proximity to keen travelers,\u201d BSS announced on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

With the Sahara covering up to four-fifths of the land, Algeria is home to marvelous mosques and markets, with a view of the Mediterranean coastline. It\u00a0also has a mixture of Roman, Ottoman, Arab, and Byzantine heritage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have traveled to over 90 countries, and in all these travels, I have never seen a city quite like Constantine. With a deep gorge cutting straight through its city center, historic Constantine has one of the most dramatic cityscapes on earth,\u201d said BBS cofounder, Adam Sloper, in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Described by French writer Albert Camus as being “inhabited by the gods”, Tipaza, a little city made of roman ruins dating back 2000 years\u00a0is one of the three Algerian cities on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the other being Timgad and Djemila.<\/p>\n

Tlemcen, a city in the northern region of Algeria hosts\u00a0a stunning mix of Berber and Arab-Andalusian culture and is home to the 11th<\/sup>\u00a0century Grand Mosque.<\/p>\n

Previous number ones\u00a0on\u00a0the BBS\u2019s “best country to backpack” list include\u00a0Pakistan (2018) and Ethiopia\u2019s Danakil Depression (2019).<\/p>\n

The full list of best countries for backpacking in 2020 according to the BBS can be viewed below:<\/p>\n

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  1. Algeria<\/li>\n
  2. Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n
  3. Pakistan<\/li>\n
  4. Iran<\/li>\n
  5. Kazakhstan<\/li>\n
  6. Uzbekistan<\/li>\n
  7. Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n
  8. Russia<\/li>\n
  9. Ethiopia<\/li>\n
  10. Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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