Leg 52 Algiers, Algeria to Zarzis, Tunesia
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Completely new territory for me and it’s awesome
10-13 Houari Boumediene (Algiers) DAAG 5:28 AM
Streaming issues, switched to off-line mode, restart
10-13 Houari Boumediene (Algiers) DAAG 5:51 AM
10-13 Soummam-Abane Ramdane DAAE 6:35 AM
10-13 Setif Ain Arnat DAAS 6:52 AM
10-13 Mohamed Boudiaf DABC 7:19 AM
10-13 Rabah Bitat DABB 7:46 AM
Restart, Autopilot turned suicidal
10-13 Rabeh Bitat DABB 7:55 AM
10-13 7 November DTKA 8:22 AM
10-13 Sidi Ahmed Air Base DTTB 8:42 AM
10-13 Sidi Ahmed Air Base DTTB 9:34 AM
10-13 Carthage DTTA 9:50 AM
10-13 Hammamet DTNH 10:17 AM
10-13 Habib Bourguiba DTMB 10:28 AM
10-13 Ksar DTTF 11:21 AM
10-13 Nefta DTTZ 11:45 AM
10-13 Gabes DTTG 12:23 PM
10-13 Zarzis DTTJ 12:41 PM
Flight time 5:49 13 stops
Algiers by daylight
Monument of the Martyr, in the middle of the green space above, build in 1982 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Algeria’s independence (from France I guess, saw a lot of French influences)
The harbor side of Algiers
That big construction site on the far side of the highway is now a Great Mosque, Djamaa el Djazaïr
It opened last year and has the world largest minaret. Looks very futuristic
Passing Sidi Abd El’ Malek
Tizi Ouzou
Cool mountain landscape
Forêt de Sidi Aissa
Béjaïa on the Mediterranean
Awesome coast line
BarrageIghil Emda
Setif, a bit inland
This stood out, Ain El Fouara Fountain made in 1898 by the French sculptor Francis de Saint-Vidal
Approaching Constantine
A huge city along a deep gorge
Should be high on the list for PG data
I wonder if my plane fits under that lower arch
Annabe, back on the Mediterranean
Home to the Ruines d’Hippone, the city used to be called Hippo Regius in Roman times
El Kala
Tabarka, featuring a unique coastline
Les Aiguilles de Tabarka
Tabarka 7 November renamed to Tabarka–Aïn Draham International Airport after the 2011 Tunesian revolution. Still named 7 November in the game.
I wonder what that pattern along the beach is, it’s also on google maps. I guess something to slow down erosion for the airport. It’s only there along the airport.
Sajanan, the weather is changing
The Sejnane Dam, reservoir for drinking water and irrigation
Lake Ichkeul, an important stopping-over point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds each year
Tunis, capital of Tunesia
Nearby Stade Olympique de Radès, was build for the 2001 Mediterranean Games
I have to admit I had never heard of the Mediterranean Games before, started 1951 in Egypt
Forêt de Bou Aargoub
Jeradou
Monastir housing Mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba
Also home to an 8th century coastal fort, Ribat
Sprawling sand dunes near Majoura while heading inland
Parc National de Dghoumès
Amazing geological feature
After a quick stop at Naftah’s desert airport, back over in the other direction
And then I ran out of light on the way to Gabes
Tomorrow on to Libya before turning West towards Morocco along a lower latitude