Is Bordj Bou Arreridj safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Bordj Bou Arreridj safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bordj Bou Arreridj scores 46/100 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.
Bordj Bou Arreridj scores 46/100 (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 Bordj Bou Arreridj: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 36.0667° N, 4.7667° E within Bordj Bou Arréridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj is situated 167.6 km WNW of Algiers at an altitude of 906 m.
Bordj Bou Arréridj
36.0667° N, 4.7667° E
906 m
Africa/Algiers
168,346
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bordj Bou Arreridj happened in July and August (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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