Alger may refer to:

Places

Algeria

* French name for

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

, the capital of Algeria **

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alger The Archdiocese of Algiers (, ) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria. History The diocese was established on 10 August 1838 as the Diocese of Algiers from Diocese of Islas Canarias in Spain. Later t ...

Alger (department) The Department of Algiers (, , ) was a former French department in Algeria. The department of Alger existed between 1848 and 1974. Considered a French province, Algeria was departmentalized on December 9, 1848. The departments created on thi ...

, a former French department (1848–1962)

United States

Alger, Michigan Alger ( ) is an unincorporated community in Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Moffatt Township. As an unincorporated community, Alger has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its ...

, an unincorporated community *

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. It is the state's second-largest county by area, including the waters of Lake Superior. The county seat is Mu ...

, in the Upper Peninsula * Alger, Minnesota, an unincorporated community *

Alger, Ohio Alger ( ) is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 837 at the 2020 census. History Alger was established along the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad and the Ada & Round Head Turnpike, present SR-235. After the draining o ...

, a village *

Alger, Washington Alger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alger is located alo ...

, a census-designated place * Alger Creek, 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 ...

, 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 ...

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 lak ...

, California *

Camp Alger Camp Alger, near Falls Church, Virginia, was an army camp established on May 13, 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 Spa ...

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

Alger Correctional Facility Alger Correctional Facility (LMF) is a Michigan prison for adult men, operated by the Michigan Department of Corrections. It is located in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Alger County, on the south side of Munising. Facility The pris ...

, Michigan, a men's prison

Elsewhere

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 h ...

* Alger Island, one of the

Wessel Islands The Wessel Islands is a group of uninhabited islands in the Northern Territory of Australia. They extend in a more or less straight line from Buckingham Bay and the Napier Peninsula of Arnhem Land, and Elcho Island, to the northeast. Marchinb ...

in the Northern Territory of Australia

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: Given name * Alger of Liège (1055–1131), French Roman Catholic priest * Alger "Texas" Alex ...

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

Alger brush An Alger brush is an ophthalmological tool used to remove small foreign bodies from a patient's eye. It is commonly used to remove rust rings from a cornea. Description An Alger brush is a small rotary brush powered by a battery. The brush cont ...

, an ophthalmological tool *

Alger Theater The Alger Theater is a historic theater 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 Red ...

, Detroit, Michigan, United States * ''

Commonwealth v. Alger ''Commonwealth v. Alger'', 61 Mass. 53 (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 ow ...

'', an 1851 court case in Massachusetts *

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger (), 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 stadium, Ali La Pointe Stadium, has a capacit ...

, a football club based in Algiers *

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

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