National symbols of Algeria
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The national symbols of Algeria are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Algeria and of its culture.
Coats of arms
- Emblem of Algeria – adopted on 1 November 1976.[1]
Flags
- Flag of Algeria – adopted as the national flag on 3 July 1962.[2] The current flag design is said to have first appeared in 1919[3][4] or 1934,[5] depending on the source.[6]
National anthem
- Kassaman – the national anthem of Algeria; adopted on 5 July 1962,[7][8] and declared an "immutable" symbol of the country in November 2008.[9] The lyrics were written by Moufdi Zakaria c. April 1955–1956,[7][10] and the musical composition was made by Mohamed Fawzi.[10]
National motto
- Motto of Algeria – By the people and for the people (Arabic: بالشعب و للشعب, romanized: Bil-shaʿb wa lil-shaʿb).[11]
Other national symbols
References
- ^ "رموز الدولة" [State symbols]. www.el-mouradia.dz (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Smith, Whitney. "flag of Algeria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ René Gallissot; Anissa Bouayed (2006). Algérie. Engagements sociaux et question nationale : de la colonisation à l'indépendance de 1830 à 1962 (in French). Éditions de l'Atelier. p. 176.
- ^ Gallissot, René (December 30, 2004). "Deux notices du Dictionnaire biographique du mouvement ouvrier-Algérie". Insaniyat / إنسانيات. Revue algérienne d'anthropologie et de sciences sociales (25–26): 143–158. doi:10.4000/insaniyat.6325. ISSN 1111-2050. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Stora, Benjamin (1987). Nationalistes algériens et révolutionnaires français au temps du Front populaire (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-85802-890-0.
- ^ Houda, B. (20 August 1997). "Le vert, le blanc, l'étoile et le croissant: Qui a conçu le drapeau algérien ?" [Green, white, star and crescent: Who designed the Algerian flag?] (in French). El Watan. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b "The National Anthem". Embassy of Algeria in Brussels. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023.
- ^ "National anthem". The World Factbook. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Branche, Raphaëlle (2011). "The martyr's torch: memory and power in Algeria". The Journal of North African Studies. 16 (3): 432, 441. doi:10.1080/13629387.2010.550138. S2CID 145316323. (registration required)
- ^ a b DiPiazza, Francesca Davis (1 January 2007). Algeria in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 69. ISBN 9780822571445. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Constitution of Algeria" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- ^ Hodges, K. "National Animals of African Countries". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ Knight, Ciara (9 November 2017). "The national dish of every country at the World Cup, ranked from worst to best". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Cuisine of Algeria". Algeria.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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- Website of the government of Algeria - state symbols (in Arabic)