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]
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الجزائر | |
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 Location of Algiers within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Wilaya | Algiers Province |
| Re-founded | AD 944 |
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| • Wali (Governor) | Khalida Toumi |
| Time zone | UTC+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
Abraham Duquesne delivering Christian captives in Algiers after the bombing in 1683.
Historic map of Algiers by Piri Reis
The bombardment of Algiers under Viscount Exmouth, August 1816, painted by Thomas Luny
Ornate Ottoman cannon found in Algiers on 8 October 1581 by Ca'fer el-Mu'allim. Length: 385 cm, cal:178 mm, weight: 2910 kg, stone projectile. Seized by France during the invasion of Algiers in 1830. Army Museum, Paris.
Algiers depot and station grounds of Algerian Railway, 1894
City and harbour of Algiers, c. 1921
The "tense truce" between Algerian rebels, French army and the OAS in 1962
Notre Dame d'Afrique, built by European settlers in 1872
Astronautical view of Algiers
References
- ↑ Mokhtefi, Elaine (2018). Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers. Verso. ISBN 9781788730020.
- ↑ "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
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