Algiers
Algiers
الجزائر | |
|---|---|
 View over Algiers | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Algiers the White | |
 Location of Algiers within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Wilaya | Algiers Province |
| Re-founded | AD 944 |
| Government | |
| • Wali (Governor) | Khalida Toumi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal codes | 16000-16132 |
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]
Names
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Algiers has many twin towns all over the world:
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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
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Media related to Algiers at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Algiers at Wiktionary
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