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 became independent from France, Algiers became a very important city for anti-colonial activists and revolutionaries from around the world.

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.

 Twin towns 
Algiers has many twin towns all over the world:
  Beijing, People's Republic of China
  Berlin, Germany
  Cairo, Egypt
  Paris, France
  Montreal, Canada 
  Sofia, Bulgaria
  Rabat, Morocco
  London, United Kingdom
  Tunis, Tunisia
  Izmir, Turkey
  Moscow, Russia
  Barcelona, Spain
  Geneva, Switzerland  Tripoli, Libya
  Rome, Italy
  Dakar, Senegal
  Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Washington, D.C., United States
  Shanghai, People's Republic of China
  Bordeaux, France
  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  Santiago, Chile
  São Paulo, Brazil
  Tyre, Lebanon
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Bosaso, Somalia

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Category:10th-century establishments in Africa
Category:Establishments in Algeria
Category:940s establishments