Is Ouled Djellal safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Ouled Djellal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ouled Djellal scores 40/100 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.
Ouled Djellal scores 40/100 (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 Ouled Djellal: 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 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Ouled Djellal at 34.4167° N, 5.0667° E (elevation 229 m), Ouled Djellal lies 313.6 km NW of Algiers. Time zone: Africa/Algiers.
Ouled Djellal
34.4167° N, 5.0667° E
229 m
Africa/Algiers
63,237
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ouled Djellal happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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