Is Meskiana safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Meskiana safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Meskiana 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.
Meskiana 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 Meskiana: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and health and medical access (39/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 35.6333° N, 7.6667° E in Oum el Bouaghi, Meskiana features an altitude of 850 m. The settlement is located 428.7 km WNW from Algiers.
Oum el Bouaghi
35.6333° N, 7.6667° E
850 m
Africa/Algiers
60,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Algeria)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Algeria travel advice & laws.
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