Algiers

Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, which is a country in northern Africa. It is on the northern coast of the country. The population of the city is 1,519,570. After Algeria beacme independent from France, Algiers became a very important city for anti-colonial activists and revolutionaries from around the world.[1]

الجزائر
Algiers coast.jpg
Official seal of Algiers
 
Location of Algiers within Algeria
Location of Algiers within Algeria
Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E / 36.700; 3.217
CountryAlgeria
WilayaAlgiers Province
Re-foundedAD 944
Government
 • Wali (Governor)Khalida Toumi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal codes
16000-16132

Names

The city's name is gotten from the Arabic name al-Jazāʾir (الجزائر), which means "The Islands". This name refers to the four former islands which were off the city's coast before becoming part of the mainland in 1525.[2]

Twin towns

Algiers has many twin towns all over the world:

Algiers Media

References

  1. Mokhtefi, Elaine (2018). Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers. Verso. ISBN 9781788730020.
  2. "les origines d'alger,conference faite le 16 juin 1941,comite du vieil alger;venis". alger-roi.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

Other websites

  Media related to Algiers at Wikimedia Commons