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  1. The capital of Algeria is Algiers.
  2. A serval is a type of big cat.
  3. Noureddine Mourceli is a long-distance runner.
  4. The Barbarossa brothers were pirates.
  5. The temperature in the Sahara can reach 55ºC.
  6. Couscous is a semolina-like pasta, made from cracked wheat.
  7. Tuaregs are known as ‘blue men’ because of the blue head-dresses they sometimes wear.
  8. Algeria gained independence from France in 1962.