Alger may refer to:

Places

Algeria

* French name for

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 ...

, the capital of Algeria **

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alger ) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria. History * August 10, 1838: Established as Diocese of Algiers from Diocese of Islas Canarias in Spain * 1838: United with Diocese of Iulia Caesarea * July 25, 1866 ...

Alger (department) The Department of Algiers (french: département d'Alger, , ar, إقليم الجزائر) is a former French department in Algeria. The department of Alger existed between 1848 and 1974. The origin of the administrative divisions Considered as ...

, a former French department (1848-1962)

Russia

Alger Island, Russia Alger Island (Russian: ''Остров Алджер''; ''Ostrov Aldzher'') is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat 80° 22′ N, long 56° 03′ E. Geography The length of Alger Island is and its maximum width . Its highest point is the hig ...

United States

Alger, Michigan Moffatt Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,184 at the 2010 census. Communities *Alger is an unincorporated community at , situated on exit 202 off I-75 at the junction with M-33. Th ...

, in Arenac County *

Alger County, Michigan Alger County ( ) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,842. Its county seat is Munising. The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is located within the county. History Alger ...

, in the Upper Peninsula * Alger, Minnesota *

Alger, Ohio Alger ( ) is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 860 at the 2010 census. History Alger was first called Jagger, and under the latter name was laid out in 1882 by Elias Jagger, and named for him. The present name i ...

, a village *

Alger, Washington Alger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 403 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alger is located along ...

, a census-designated place *

Alger Creek Alger Creek is a stream in Mono County, California, in the United States. Alger Creek took its name from Alger Lakes. See also *List of rivers of California This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of California, grouped by region. Major ...

, California *

Alger Falls Alger Falls is a waterfall located along highway M-28 (Michigan highway) in Alger County, Michigan near Munising at the junction with M-94 The M-94 was a piece of cryptographic equipment used by the United States Army, consisting of several let ...

, Michigan *

Alger Island, New York Alger Island, also known as Big Island, is a small island located on Fourth Lake, part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes, within the Adirondack Park in New York State. The island is located in the Town of Webb, in Herkimer County, New York. Alger Isl ...

Alger Lakes The Alger Lakes are a group of lakes in Mono County, California, in the United States. The Alger Lakes were named for John Alger of the United States Geological Survey. See also *List of lakes in California There are more than 3,000 named la ...

, California *

Camp Alger Camp Alger, near Falls Church, Virginia, was established May 18, 1898, for the Spanish–American War effort.''Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War with Spain,'' 8 vols., S ...

, Virginia, a military camp established in 1898 for the Spanish–American War

Other uses

Alger (name) Alger is both a given name and a surname. It originates from the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfgar, meaning “elf spear.” Notable people with the name include: * Abby Langdon Alger (1850–1905), American writer, translator * Alger of Liège (1055–1 ...

, a list of people with the surname or given name *

Alger Theater The Alger Theater is a theatre located at 16451 East Warren Avenue in the MorningSide neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. It is one of only two remaining intact and unchanged neighborhood theaters in the city of Detroit (the second being the Redfo ...

, Detroit, Michigan, United States * ''

Commonwealth v. Alger ''Commonwealth v. Alger'', 61 Mass. (7 Cush) 53, was decided by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in 1851. The majority opinion was written by Justice Lemuel Shaw. Brief Parties The defendant, Alger, was a Boston resident who owned p ...

'', an 1851 court case in Massachusetts *

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...

, a football club based in Algiers *

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

, a football club based in Algiers * , a United States Navy World War II destroyer escort