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Alger may refer to: Places Algeria * French name for Algiers, the capital of Algeria ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alger * Alger (department), a former French department (1848-1962) Russia * Alger Island, Russia United States * Alger, Michigan, in Arenac County * Alger County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula * Alger, Minnesota * Alger, Ohio, a village * Alger, Washington, a census-designated place * Alger Creek, California * Alger Falls, Michigan * Alger Island, New York * Alger Lakes, California * Camp Alger, Virginia, a military camp established in 1898 for the Spanish–American War Other uses * Alger (name), a list of people with the surname or given name * Alger Theater, Detroit, Michigan, United States * ''Commonwealth v. Alger'', an 1851 court case in Massachusetts * MC Alger, a football club based in Algiers * USM Alger, a football club based in Algiers * , a United States Navy World War II destroyer escort See also * * * Algeria (other) * Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web). and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of 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), above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle. Names The city's name is derived via French and Catalan ''Origins of Algiers'' by Louis Leschi, speech delivered June 16, 1941, published in ''El Djezair Sheets'', July 194History of Algeria . from the Arabic name '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
