On this occasion, several cultural events were organised in the country including:
- exhibitions and conferences at the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions in Algiers, with a focus on the making of tarbouche with the craftsman Farid Dhimen
- a recital of chaâbi music at the Mahieddine-Bachtarzi National Theatre, organised by Algerian radio, which offered a repertoire of almost thirty songs, performed by Réda Doumaz, Noureddine Allane, Hakim El Ankis, Abdelkader Chaou and Mehdi Tamache, as well as the poet Yacine Ouabed
- The Arts and Culture Centre organised a study day on "The architecture and Islamic arts of the Kasbah", led by academics and researchers specialising in history and archaeology, with the aim of promoting this site, classified as a universal heritage site by UNESCO in 1992.
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