Algiers
| Part of | Central Algeria |
|---|---|
| Piiluu | 944 |
| Official name | الجزائر |
| Native label | الجزائر, Lezzayer, Alger, Dzayer |
| Demonym | Algérois, Algéroise |
| Official language | Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber |
| Paaloŋ | Algeria |
| Capital of | Algeria |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Algiers Province |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Mediterranean Sea |
| Coordinate location | 36°46′35″N 3°3′31″E |
| Office held by head of government | Mayor of Algiers |
| Head of government | Q134216107 |
| Member of | League of Historical Cities, Organization of World Heritage Cities |
| Significant event | Invasion of Algiers in 1830, Invasion of Algiers, Siege of Algiers, Algiers expedition, Siege of Algiers |
| Postal code | 16000–16132 |
| History of topic | timeline of Algiers history |
| Local dialing code | 021 |
| Category for the view of the item | Category:Views of Algiers |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Algiers |

Algiers e la kapital naŋ be Algeria[1] a meŋ la e a kapital naŋ ko Algiers Province; o yɛrɛɛ gaa ziiri mine. Neŋ 2,988,145 noba a 2008[2] ane yagroŋ naŋ e 3,004,130 noba a 2025 a zie neŋ 1,190 square kilometres (460 sq mi), Algiers la a teŋkpoŋ naŋ be Algeria, teŋkpoŋ ata soba naŋ be Mediterranean, ayoɔbo soba naŋ be Arab World, ane 29th a Africa. Bezie naŋ e north-central zie ko a teŋɛ, o yɛrɛɛ gaa be a Bay ko Algiers naŋ peɛle a Mitidja Plain ane a Tanne menne.[3] O bezie gaa la gaa be a Ottoman ane French saakonnoŋ, pɔlitisi, ane architectural bammo, naŋ leɛrɛ o ka o e a metropolis neŋ zenɛ.
Algiers piiluu saŋa da la a 972 AD yi Buluggin ibn Ziri, kyɛ a naŋ wuli ka o yelkore gaa eɛ a 1200-250 BC a o zenzie naŋ da e bilee ko Phoenicians naŋ zanna nakoɔloŋ. O da taa la eebo neŋ zigyamaa mine ane empires teseŋ Numidia, a Roman Empire ane a Islamic caliphates, ona da boɔrɔ ka o da leɛ a kapital ko a Regency ko Algiers yineŋ 1516 te ta 1830 AD, ne a guubu ko France yineŋ invasion naŋ duori Algiers naŋ e kapital ko French Algeria yineŋ 1830 te ta 1942 AD naŋ da lantaa a Free France yineŋ 1942 te ta 1944 AD, kyɛ la leɛ a French Algeria yineŋ 1944 te ta 1962 AD, ane a baaraa kapital ko Algeria yineŋ 1962 te ta zenɛ neŋ a Algerian Revolution.
French Wederoŋ
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Year | Active | Died in hospital | Killed in battle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 71,190 | 1,005 | 55 |
| 1832 | 21,511 | 1,998 | 48 |
| 1833 | 26,681 | 2,512 | |
| 1834 | 29,858 | 1,991 | 24 |
| 1835 | 29,485 | 2,335 | 310 |
| 1836 | 29,897 | 2,139 | 606 |
| 1837 | 40,147 | 4,502 | 121 |
| 1838 | 48,167 | 2,413 | 150 |
| 1839 | 50,367 | 3,600 | 163 |
| 1840 | 61,204 | 9,567 | 227 |
| 1841 | 72,000 | 7,802 | 349 |
| 1842 | 70,853 | 5,588 | 225 |
| 1843 | 75,034 | 4,809 | 84 |
| 1844 | 82,037 | 4,664 | 167 |
| 1845 | 95,000 | 4,664 | 601 |
| 1846 | 99,700 | 6,862 | 116 |
| 1847 | 87,704 | 4,437 | 77 |
| 1848 | 75,017 | 4,406 | 13 |
| 1849 | 70,774 | 9,744 | |
| 1850 | 71,496 | 4,098 | |
| 1851 | 65,598 | 3,193 |
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Algiers (Houari Boumediene Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1838–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.6
(81.7) |
31.4
(88.5) |
36.3
(97.3) |
36.5
(97.7) |
41.1
(106.0) |
44.6
(112.3) |
48.7
(119.7) |
47.5
(117.5) |
44.4
(111.9) |
39.5
(103.1) |
34.4
(93.9) |
30.4
(86.7) |
48.7
(119.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1
(62.8) |
17.5
(63.5) |
19.7
(67.5) |
21.8
(71.2) |
25.0
(77.0) |
29.0
(84.2) |
32.1
(89.8) |
32.9
(91.2) |
29.8
(85.6) |
26.5
(79.7) |
21.2
(70.2) |
18.2
(64.8) |
24.2
(75.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3
(52.3) |
11.5
(52.7) |
13.6
(56.5) |
15.6
(60.1) |
18.8
(65.8) |
22.6
(72.7) |
25.7
(78.3) |
26.6
(79.9) |
23.9
(75.0) |
20.4
(68.7) |
15.7
(60.3) |
12.6
(54.7) |
18.2
(64.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5
(41.9) |
5.6
(42.1) |
7.5
(45.5) |
9.4
(48.9) |
12.6
(54.7) |
16.2
(61.2) |
19.4
(66.9) |
20.4
(68.7) |
17.9
(64.2) |
14.3
(57.7) |
10.1
(50.2) |
7.0
(44.6) |
12.2
(54.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3
(26.1) |
−1.9
(28.6) |
−1.0
(30.2) |
−0.8
(30.6) |
2.6
(36.7) |
5.5
(41.9) |
9.0
(48.2) |
9.5
(49.1) |
8.2
(46.8) |
4.1
(39.4) |
−0.1
(31.8) |
−2.3
(27.9) |
−3.3
(26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.2
(3.31) |
72.1
(2.84) |
58.9
(2.32) |
58.0
(2.28) |
39.0
(1.54) |
8.6
(0.34) |
1.5
(0.06) |
10.6
(0.42) |
27.5
(1.08) |
51.5
(2.03) |
102.7
(4.04) |
86.4
(3.40) |
601
(23.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8.4 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 64.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.5 | 158.2 | 207.7 | 228.0 | 300.7 | 300.0 | 353.4 | 325.5 | 267.0 | 198.4 | 153.0 | 145.7 | 2,777.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 7.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Arab Meteorology Book (humidity and sun), Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) | |||||||||||||
Gɔbenɛnte
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Name | Name in
Arabic |
Population
(1998) |
Population
(2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bab El Oued | باب الوادي | 87,557 | 64,732 |
| Bologhine | بولوغين | 43,283 | 43,835 |
| Casbah | القصبة | 50,453 | 36,762 |
| Oued Koriche | وادي قريش | 53,378 | 46,182 |
| Raïs Hamidou | الرايس حميدو | 21,518 | 28,451 |
| Bab El Oued District | 256,189 | 219,962 | |
| Baraki | براقي | 95,247 | 116,375 |
| Les Eucalyptus | الكليتوس | 96,310 | 116,107 |
| Sidi Moussa | سيدي موسى | 27,888 | 40,750 |
| Baraki District | 219,445 | 273,232 | |
| Bir Mourad Raïs | بئر مراد رايس | 43,254 | 45,345 |
| Birkhadem | بئر خادم | 55,084 | 77,749 |
| Djasr Kasentina | جسر قسنطينة | 82,729 | 133,247 |
| Hydra | حيدرة | 35,727 | 31,133 |
| Saoula | سحاولة | 31,388 | 41,690 |
| Bir Mourad Raïs District | 248,182 | 329,164 | |
| Birtouta | بئر توتة | 21,808 | 30,575 |
| Ouled Chebel | أولاد الشبل | 16,335 | 20,006 |
| Tessala El Merdja | تسالة المرجى | 10,792 | 15,847 |
| Birtouta District | 48,935 | 66,428 | |
| Ben Aknoun | بن عكنون | 19,404 | 18,838 |
| Béni Messous | بني مسوس | 17,490 | 36,191 |
| Bouzaréah | بوزريعة | 69,153 | 83,797 |
| El Biar | الأبيار | 52,582 | 47,332 |
| Bouzaréah District | 158,629 | 186,158 | |
| Aïn Bénian | عين البنيان | 52,343 | 68,354 |
| Chéraga | الشراقة | 60,374 | 80,824 |
| Dély Ibrahim | دالي إبرهيم | 30,576 | 35,230 |
| El Hammamet | الحمامات الرومانية | 19,651 | 23,990 |
| Ouled Fayet | أولاد فايت | 15,209 | 27,593 |
| Chéraga District | 178,153 | 235,991 | |
| Aïn Taya | عين طاية | 29,515 | 34,501 |
| Bab Ezzouar | باب الزوار | 92,157 | 96,597 |
| Bordj El Bahri | برج البحري | 27,905 | 52,816 |
| Bordj El Kiffan | برج الكيفان | 103,690 | 151,950 |
| Dar El Beïda | الدار البيضاء | 44,753 | 80,033 |
| El Marsa | المرسى | 8,784 | 12,100 |
| Mohammedia | المحمدية | 42,079 | 62,543 |
| Dar El Beïda District | 348,883 | 490,540 | |
| Baba Hassen | بابا حسن | 13,827 | 23,756 |
| Douéra | دويرة | 41,804 | 56,998 |
| Draria | درارية | 23,050 | 44,141 |
| El Achour | العاشور | 19,524 | 41,070 |
| Khraïcia | خراسية | 17,690 | 27,910 |
| Draria District | 115,895 | 193,875 | |
| Bachdjerrah | باش جراح | 90,073 | 93,289 |
| Bourouba | بوروبة | 77,498 | 71,661 |
| El Harrach | الحراش | 48,167 | 48,869 |
| Oued Smar | وادي سمار | 21,397 | 32,062 |
| El Harrach District | 237,135 | 245,881 | |
| El Magharia | المغارية | 30,457 | 31,453 |
| Hussein Dey | حسين داي | 49,921 | 40,698 |
| Kouba | القبة | 105,253 | 104,708 |
| Mohamed Belouizdad
(Hamma Annassers) |
الحامة العناصر | 59,248 | 44,050 |
| Hussein Dey District | 244,879 | 220,909 | |
| H'raoua | الهراوة | 18,167 | 27,565 |
| Reghaïa | رغاية | 66,215 | 85,452 |
| Rouïba | الرويبة | 49,881 | 61,984 |
| Rouïba District | 134,263 | 175,001 | |
| Alger Centre | الجزائرالوسطى | 96,329 | 75,541 |
| El Madania | المدنية | 51,404 | 40,301 |
| El Mouradia | المرادية | 29,503 | 22,813 |
| Sidi M'Hamed | سيدي امحمد | 90,455 | 67,873 |
| Sidi M'Hamed District | 267,691 | 206,528 | |
| Mahelma | محالمة | 14,810 | 20,758 |
| Rahmania | الرحمانية | 5,759 | 7,396 |
| Souidania | سويدانية | 11,620 | 17,105 |
| Staouéli | سطاوالي | 38,915 | 47,664 |
| Zéralda | زرالدة | 33,047 | 51,552 |
| Zéralda District | 104,151 | 144,475 | |
| Totals | الجزائر | 2,562,428 | 2,988,145 |
Cooperation sagebo
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Algiers taa la cooperation sagebo neŋ:
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Paris, France
Sinii naŋ kyaare Algiers
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Algiers, 1938, starring Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr, and directed by John Cromwell;
- The Battle of Algiers, 1966, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo;
- Tahya ya Didou, Alger Insolite, 1970, Mohammed Zinet;
- Bab El-Oued City, 1994, directed by Merzak Allouache;
- Viva Laldjérie, 2003, directed by Nadir Moknèche, with Biyouna and Lubna Azabal;
- Bab el Web, 2004, directed by Merzak Allouache, with Samy Naceri, Julie Gayet, Faudel;
- Once upon a time in the Oued, 2005, directed by Djamel Bensalah;
- Beur, White, Red, 2005, directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri.
- Délice Paloma, 2007, directed by Nadir Moknèche, with Biyouna and Nadia Kaci.
- Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, 1950, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
- Carry On Spying 1964, directed by Gerald Thomas with Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor & Renée Houston
Nembanne mine
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi, 15th-century theologian and sufi.
- Sidi Ahmed Zouaoui, 15th-century theologian and sufi.
- Raphael Zeror (1681–1737), Algerian rabbi
- Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine, 18th-century theologian and sufi.
- Mohamed ben Zamoum, 19th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Khalid ibn Hashim, 19th-20th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Albert Camus 20th-century Nobel Laureate
- Abdelhalim Bensmaia, 20th-century scholar, reformist, humanist and musician.
- Lyès Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Brahim Boushaki, 20th-century theologian and sufi.
- Ali La Pointe, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Aïchaoui, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, 20th-century artist.
- Ahmed Mahsas, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Hocine Mezali, 20th-21st-century journalist and writer.
- Djamila Bouhired, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Hassiba Ben Bouali, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Belouizdad, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement against the French.
- Djamila Boupacha, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Bencheneb, 20th-century professor, writer and historian.
- Mourad Didouche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Islam Slimani, footballer
- Ali Haroun, 20th-century politician and lawyer.
- Mohamed Missouri, 20th-century boxer and coach.
- Hamdan Khodja, 19th-century dignitary and scholar.
- Mohamed Belhocine, 20th-21st-century professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
- Amine ibn El Boushaki, 20th-21st-century judoka.
- Amina Belouizdad, 20th-century television presenter.
- Ali Fawzi Rebaine, 21st-century politician and doctor.
- Mohamed Arkab, 20th-21st-century politician and engineer.
- Rezki Zerarti, 20th-21st-century painter.
- Gaston Ricci (1869–1952), French politician, born in Algiers.
- Henri Fiori (1881–1963), French politician, born in Algiers.
- Raymond Laquière (1881–1973), French politician, born in Algiers.
- Jean-Marie Guastavino (1886–1960), French politician, born in Algiers.
- Marguerite Bernes (1901–1996), Roman Catholic nun recognised as Righteous Among the Nations
- Mustapha Khedali (1934–2008), Algerian football player and manager
- Alain Dorval (1946–2024), French voice actor. He dubbed Sylvester Stallone in French versions.
- Abdelatif Alouach (born 1976), freediver
- Mohamed Harrat (born 1976), footballer
- Lotfi Laggoun (born 1984 in Alger), footballer
- Lyna Khoudri (born 1992), Algerian-French actress
- Arezki Hamza Dembri (born 2004), Algerian footballer
- Tony Gatlif (born 1948), French film director
Meŋ kaa kyɛ
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Algeria
- Africa
- Cities
- Barbary pirates
- Botanical Garden Hamma
- List of Ottoman governors of Algiers
- Bologhine Forest
- Réghaïa forest
Kyɛlle kyɛ
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- The city possesses many surnames al-ʿāṣima signifies « the capital », al bahdja : « the joyous », al bidha : « the white ».
- /ælˈdʒɪərz/ al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر, romanized: al-Jazāʾir, Arabic pronunciation: [(ɪ)dːzaːjir]; French: Alger, French pronunciation: [alʒe].
Bibliography
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]See also: Bibliography of the history of Algiers
Nimitɔɔre kannoo
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- Carroll, David. Albert Camus the Algerian (Columbia University Press, 2007).
- Emerson, Charles. 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War (2013) compares Algiers to 20 major world cities; pp 267–79.
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Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Algiers travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Media related to Algiers at Wikimedia Commons
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