Casual Discussion Algerian history

[Ryder]

not quite, algeria is satisfied with its current borders and isn't trying to expand them, just wants to keep morocco in check

Are the issues between two countries something new like in the cold war and today or has it existed for centuries?

 

[Chakib.Y]

Are the issues between two countries something new like in the cold war and today or has it existed for centuries?

the two regions (separated by the river of molouya) had been at odds since antiquity really, then during the era of decay of the zianids who were in control in algeria (right before the ottoman era), which witnessed many attempts for annexation of the west of algeria, which had been repelled most notable one was the battle of moulouya led by hadj chabane pasha against moulay ismael. its not a new thing, what's new however is the irredentism, anyone who looks back at history knows that there had been periods of contraption and expansion for each of the states (and every state in the world really), so to pick one single era (provided its true anyway) and arbitrarily set it as the reference for all claims, that's new, i mean by that logic might as well giveup all of north africa to italy since the romans have an older claim.

 

[Fatman17]

The Maghreb region in Northwest Africa primarily includes five sovereign nations: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, alongside the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The word Maghreb means "west" in Arabic, signifying the western part of the Arab world. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Maghreb

Maghreb, region of North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The Africa Minor of the ancients, it at one time included Moorish Spain and now comprises essentially the Atlas Mountains and the coastal plain of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The weather of the Maghreb is characterized by prevailing westerly winds, which drop most of their moisture on the northern slopes and coastal plain, leaving little for the southern slopes, which maintain desert scrub fading into true desert in the Sahara to the south.


From the vastness of their mountain ranges, the native peoples of the Maghreb have resisted successive Punic, Roman, and Christian invasions. Not until the 7th and 8th centuries was the Maghreb conquered; the Arabs, who imposed on the native peoples the religion of Islam and Arabic, the language of the Qurʾān, thus absorbed the Maghreb into the Muslim civilization. Despite this absorption, most of the North African societies have preserved their cultural identity throughout the centuries.

Arabic: “West”
Also spelled: Maghrib


The people of the Maghreb belong to both Berber and Arab ethnolinguistic groups. The Berbers are descended from the earlier inhabitants of the region and may trace their ancestry to Paleolithic times. Many other groups have invaded the area, including the Phoenicians, the Arabs, and the French. About one-sixth of the population of the Maghreb still speak one of the Berber languages (most of them in Algeria and Morocco), but most also speak some form of Arabic.