Algiers

Algiers
الجزائر
al-Jazāʾir
الجزائر العاصمة
Clockwise, top left: Coast of Algiers, Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial), Djamaa el Djazaïr, Ketchaoua Mosque, Kasbah of Algiers, Algiers Central Post Office, Ministry of Finance building
Nicknames: 
Algiers the White; Algiers the Dazzling
Algiers is located in Algeria
Algiers
Algiers
Location in Algeria and Africa
Algiers is located in Africa
Algiers
Algiers
Algiers (Africa)
Coordinates: 36°43′57″N 03°05′14″E / 36.73250°N 3.08722°E / 36.73250; 3.08722
Country Algeria
ProvinceAlgiers Province
DistrictSidi M'Hamed District
Incorporated944
Government
 • Wali (Governor)Ahmed Maâbed (since 2021)
Area
 • Capital city363 km2 (140 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Highest elevation
424 m (1,391 ft)
Lowest elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Capital city4,510,000
 • Density12,424/km2 (32,180/sq mi)
 • Metro density7,012/km2 (18,160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)(Not Observed)
Postal codes
16000–16132
Area code(+213) 021
ClimateCsa
Official nameCasbah of Algiers
Reference565
Inscription1992 (16th Session)
Area54.7 ha (135 acres)

Algiers (/ælˈɪərz/ al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر, romanizedal-Jazāʾir) is the administrative, political and economic capital and largest city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province. located in the north-central part of the country, extending along the shores of the Bay of Algiers in the heart of the Maghreb region. The city's population at the 2008 census was 2,988,145[3] and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. It is classified among the biggest cities in North Africa, the Arab world and the Mediterranean Sea, making it a major center of culture, arts and trade.

The city contains the largest infastructure facilities in the country; railway and highway connections with neighbouring cities and international links via the Houari Boumediene Airport and Algiers Ferry Terminal. Algiers possesses notable mass transit options, that includes the Algiers Metro, the city's subway system that recorded about 46 million passengers in 2023,[4] alongside the Algiers tramway and several Gondola lift lines helping with the difference in elevation, in addition to many bus lines connecting the suburbs and major population centers.

Algiers houses many museums, art galleries and cultural centers, the most notable of which are Algiers Opera House, the Algerian National Theater Mahieddine Bachtarzi, [[Bardo National Museum (Algiers)], the National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers, The National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art; the "National Museum of Miniatures, Illumination and Calligraphy" located inside of Dar Mustapha Pacha; "Palais des Rais"; Algerian Admiralty Museum; the Central Military Museum adjacent to Maqam Echahid (Martyrs Memorial), a breathtaking monument that sits above the Martyrs National Museum. Other landmarks include Djamaa el Djazaïr, the 3rd biggest mosque in the world; Botanical Garden Hamma; Culture Palace Moufdi Zakaria; Grande Poste d'Alger, located adjacent to Kilometre zero; Ketchaoua Mosque; Notre-Dame d'Afrique; Emir Abdelkader Square as well as Martyr's Square. The city also contains a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Casbah or citadel (a UNESCO World Heritage Site),[5] that is a prominent example of Casbah and Medina.

This metropolis has hosted many sports events such as the 1975 Mediterranean Games, the 1990 African Cup of Nations alongside Annaba, the 1978 All-Africa Games and 2007 All-Africa Games, the 2018 African Youth Games, the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup, , the 2023 Arab Games with 4 other cities; the 2022 African Nations Championship with 3 other cities. Sonatrach Petroleum Corporation and Air Algérie are headquartered in the city.

  1. ^ "Population of the city proper according to the 2008 census". Citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  2. ^ "UN World Urbanization Prospects". Esa.un.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  3. ^ Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web).
  4. ^ Raf, Mohh (24 January 2024). "Alger: 46 millions de voyageurs ont emprunté le métro d'Alger en 2023". Algérie Presse Service. Algérie Presse Service. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ UNESCO, Decision Text Archived 2022-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, World Heritage Centre, retrieved 21 July 2017.

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