Algiers facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Algiers
الجزائر
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View over Algiers
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Nickname(s):
Algiers the White
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Location of Algiers within Algeria
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Country | Algeria | |
Wilaya | Algiers Province | |
Re-founded | AD 944 | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
Postal codes |
16000-16132
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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.
Twin towns
Algiers has many twin towns all over the world:
Images for kids
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Abraham Duquesne delivering Christian captives in Algiers after the bombing in 1683.
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Historic map of Algiers by Piri Reis
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Ornate Ottoman cannon found in Algiers on 8 October 1581 by Ca'fer el-Mu'allim. Length: 385 cm, cal:178 mm, weight: 2910 kg, stone projectile. Seized by France during the invasion of Algiers in 1830. Musée de l'Armée, Paris.
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The Battle of Algiers (1966), Italian-Algerian movie by Gillo Pontecorvo.
See also
In Spanish: Argel para niños
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