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Closed for more than 10 years because of the assassination of a Frenchman by jihadists, the airline between Paris and Djanet, in the Algerian desert, opened a few months ago. The opportunity to restart the tourism sector, very weak next to its Moroccan and Tunisian neighbors.
A sea of sand dotted with shaped rock reefss by the winds. It’s the decor of the Algerian desert, in Le Tassili N’Ajjer. Here we find landscapes sendûso many, with many secrets. An exceptional site which once again welcomes tourists, after 14 years under threat from Al–Qaida. For several months, the area has been secured, and France authorizes its nationals to travel to the region while visa applications have been simplified.
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Djanet, regional capital resumesShe, life. Dn the market halls, you can hear the French language almost everywhere. Good news forr traders of the city, especially hoteliers. “It’s been very hard the past years, we’re in the desert, then the only one activity is tourism”says Abdelkader Hamid, hotelier. Today, tourists must be accompanied only by local guides Tuaregs to travel and have the chance to discover their culture. THE tourism restart Easthim, again shy SO the country welcomes only 2 million tourists a year, five times less than its Moroccan neighbour.
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