Is Aïn Kercha safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Aïn Kercha safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Aïn Kercha scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Algeria Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 25 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 25 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Aïn Kercha scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Algeria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Aïn Kercha: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and natural hazards (40/100).
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Oum el Bouaghi at 35.9167° N, 6.7000° E (elevation 819 m), Aïn Kercha lies 336.1 km WNW of Algiers. Time zone: Africa/Algiers.
Oum el Bouaghi
35.9167° N, 6.7000° E
819 m
Africa/Algiers
30,575
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Algeria
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Aïn Kercha happened in August (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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