Algiers

Algiers
الجزائر (Arabic)
al-Jazāʾir
Clockwise, top left: Coast of Algiers, Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial), Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique, Ketchaoua Mosque, Kasbah of Algiers, Algiers Central Post Office, Ministry of Finance building
Nicknames: 
Algiers the White; Algiers the Dazzling
Algiers is located in Algeria
Algiers
Algiers
Location in Algeria and Africa
Algiers is located in Africa
Algiers
Algiers
Algiers (Africa)
Coordinates: 36°45′14″N 3°3′32″E / 36.75389°N 3.05889°E / 36.75389; 3.05889
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceAlgiers Province
DistrictSidi M'Hamed District
Incorporated944
Government
 • Wali (Governor)Ahmed Maâbed (since 2021)
Area
 • Capital city363 km2 (140 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Highest elevation
424 m (1,391 ft)
Lowest elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Capital city4,510,000
 • Density12,424/km2 (32,180/sq mi)
 • Metro density7,012/km2 (18,160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal codes
16000–16132
Area code(+213) 021
ClimateCsa

Algiers (/ælˈɪərz/ al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر, romanizedal-Jazāʾir) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 census was 2,988,145[3] and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Algiers is in the north-central part of Algeria.[2]

Algiers is situated on the west side of the Bay of Algiers, in the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the Casbah or citadel (a UNESCO World Heritage Site),[4] 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The Casbah and the two quays form a triangle.[5]

  1. ^ "Population of the city proper according to the 2008 census". Citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  2. ^ a b "UN World Urbanization Prospects". Esa.un.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  3. ^ Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web).
  4. ^ UNESCO, Decision Text, World Heritage Centre, retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 653.

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