Algeria

Algeria is a country in Africa at latitude 28°00′00.00″ North, longitude 2°00′00.00″ East.

This page is to coordinate mapping of Algeria (North Africa)

Naming convention

Following years of edit wars, a poll was conducted on the forum which ended with the majority voting to follow the on the ground rule. The on the ground reality is that French is still heavily used daily in Algeria, alongside Arabic and Berber, and public signage reflects that. Therefore, the name=* tag must strictly reflect the languages physically present on local signs.

Administrative names

For administrative names (from the Wilaya down to neighborhoods) and street names, the languages included in the name=* tag are determined by the general signage reality of the Wilaya. The guiding question is simple: does French appear on public signage in that Wilaya?

• If yes, the name=* tag is written in French Berber Arabic. Example:
  • name=Wilaya d'Alger ⵜⴰⵡⵉⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ ولاية الجزائر
  • name:fr=Wilaya d'Alger
  • name:ber=ⵜⴰⵡⵉⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ
  • name:ar=ولاية الجزائر
• If not, the name=* tag is written in Berber Arabic. Example:
  • name=ⵜⴰⵡⵉⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵅⵏⵛⵍⴰ ولاية خنشلة
  • name:fr=Wilaya de Khenchela
  • name:ber=ⵜⴰⵡⵉⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵅⵏⵛⵍⴰ
  • name:ar=ولاية خنشلة

Regardless of the situation, all languages always go into their corresponding sub-tag (name:fr, name:ar, name:ber).

Place and business names (POIs)

Points of interest (shops, businesses, hospitals, etc.) strictly follow the physical on the ground rule.

If a place or business displays its name in French, Arabic, and Tamazight, that is how it should appear in the name=* tag. The same applies if it only displays it in one or two languages.

• name=Hôpital Mustapha Bacha مستشفى مصطفى باشا
• name:ar=مستشفى مصطفى باشا
• name:fr=Hôpital Mustapha Bacha

Note: While name:ber is used as a general tag for Berber languages, mappers are encouraged to use more specific language tags depending on the regional variety, such as name:kab for Kabyle, name:shy for Shawiya, or name:mzb for Mozabite, based on local community consensus and the specific variety spoken in that area.

Example of trilingual signage in Algeria (Arabic, Berber, and French).

Areas being mapped

Cities

• Alger
• Oran - وهران
• Annaba
• Al Aghwat الأغواط

Road system

Motorways

• A2: 14557472 14557472
• A3: 14557473 14557473

Note: A2 and A3 used to be A1. This was changed in May 2022.

National highway (RN : route nationale) (highway=primary)

28 655 km

Ref	Name الاسم	% complete مكتملة	Completed كاملة	Missing في طور الانجاز
N01	Algiers <-> Ouahran	100%	.... - ....	.... - .... , .... - ....
N05	.... - ....	100%	...%

Provincial highway (CW : chemins de wilayas) طرقات ثّانوية (highway=secondary)

23 879 km

• CW

Municipal highways (CC : chemins communaux) (highway=tertiary)

57 591 km

• CC

Contributors

Vérifier la liste des OSMeurs Algeriens

Pour ajouter votre nom à cette page, insérer la ligne suivante dans votre page wiki : [[Category:Users in Algeria|Votre nom d'utilisateur Wiki]] ou bien utiliser le modèle Template:User box:fr (ou Template:User box en anglais qui peut être traduit en Template:User box:ar)

Other Resources and Communications Channels

• Facebook groups:
  • Algerie Mapper Team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1118135361531340
  • OSM DZ https://www.facebook.com/groups/osmdz
•  @OSMAlgeria 
• Check : https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:BoFFire
• Harvard AfricaMap project