- Tafilalt is the Algeria’s first eco-friendly desert city. An asphalt road separated this green belt from box- like buildings, with identical pastel-coloured exterior and narrow The city we discovered behind an impressive gate made of palm branches was so quiet that it almost looked like an unoccupied fortress. This oasis of calm is Tafilalt, a collection of more than 1000 hand-built houses made of local stone. Tafilalt
nestles on the top of a plateau that overlooks the M’Zab Valley, in Algeria’s southern Ghardaia region. The eco-city in the Sahara is a 20-year project to make the desert bloom with all residents helping to plant trees and recycle waste. read more : http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/algerias-first- eco-friendly-desert-city-tafilelt-20333139.
Apart from that there are 11 ecoregions in Algeria.
