National symbols of Algeria

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]

• 
  Current National Emblem of Algeria.

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]
  • The national colours of the flag are green, red and white.    

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

• 
  Fennec fox
  (national animal)^[12]
• 
  Couscous
  (national food)^[13][14]
• 
  (The Fennec foxes)^[15]
  (The Desert Warriors)^[16]
  (national team)

References

1. "رموز الدولة" [State symbols]. www.el-mouradia.dz (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
2. Smith, Whitney. "flag of Algeria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Stora, Benjamin (1987). Nationalistes algériens et révolutionnaires français au temps du Front populaire (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-85802-890-0.
6. 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.
7. "The National Anthem". Embassy of Algeria in Brussels. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023.
8. "National anthem". The World Factbook. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
9. 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)
10. DiPiazza, Francesca Davis (1 January 2007). Algeria in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 69. ISBN 9780822571445. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
11. "Constitution of Algeria" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
12. Hodges, K. "National Animals of African Countries". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
13. 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.
14. "Cuisine of Algeria". Algeria.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
15. "1982 FIFA World Cup – News – Algeria turn Gijon green – FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
16. "23 June 2014". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

External links

• Website of the government of Algeria - state symbols (in Arabic)