Is ’Aïn Kerma safe? Algeria travel risk
Is ’Aïn Kerma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
’Aïn Kerma scores 44/100 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 Kerma scores 44/100 (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 Kerma: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and natural hazards (49/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 36.5939° N, 8.2011° E in El Tarf, ’Aïn Kerma maintains a regional distance of 456.3 km W to Algiers.
El Tarf
36.5939° N, 8.2011° E
Lowland
UTC
12,182
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of ’Aïn Kerma happened in July (7 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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