# Algiers

Algiers

nensaalba zinzie, city| 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 | Maahdia Benghalia  |
| 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  |
| Official website |   |
| 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  |

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**Algiers** e la kapital naŋ be Algeria a meŋ la e a kapital naŋ ko Algiers Province; o yɛrɛɛ gaa ziiri mine. Neŋ 2,988,145 noba a 2008 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. 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

French casualties in Algeria (1830–1851)| Year | Active | Died in hospital | Killed in battle |
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| 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

| LeClimate 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

| 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

Algiers taa la cooperation sagebo neŋ:

* Lisbon, Portugal
* Paris, France

## Sinii naŋ kyaare Algiers

* *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

* 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

* Algeria
* Africa
* Cities

* Barbary pirates
* Botanical Garden Hamma
* List of Ottoman governors of Algiers
* Bologhine Forest
* Réghaïa forest

## Kyɛlle kyɛ

1. The city possesses many surnames *al-ʿāṣima* signifies « the capital », *al bahdja* : « the joyous », *al bidha* : « the white ».

1. /ælˈdʒɪərz/ *al-JEERZ*; Arabic: الجزائر, romanized: *al-Jazāʾir*, Arabic pronunciation: [(ɪ)dːzaːjir]; French: *Alger*, French pronunciation: [alʒe].

See also: Bibliography of the history of Algiers

## Nimitɔɔre kannoo

* 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

* Algiers travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Media related to Algiers at Wikimedia Commons

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Categories:

* Algiers
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* Barbary Wars
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* Former Spanish colonies
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* 10th-century establishments in Africa

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