Is El Attaf safe? Algeria travel risk
Is El Attaf safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Attaf scores 45/100 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.
El Attaf scores 45/100 (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 El Attaf: 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 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
El Attaf belongs to Aïn Defla (Algeria), centered at coordinates 36.2167° N, 1.6667° E (158 m above sea level). Distance to Algiers is 139.4 km towards the ENE.
Aïn Defla
36.2167° N, 1.6667° E
158 m
Africa/Algiers
57,737
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of El Attaf happened in January, February, March, April, October and November (6 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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