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. After Algeria became independent from France, Algiers became a very important city for anti-colonial activists and revolutionaries from around the world.[1]
Names
The city's name is gotten from the Arabic name al-Jazāʾir (الجزائر), which means "The Islands". This name refers to the four former islands which were off the city's coast before becoming part of the mainland in 1525.[2]
Twin towns
Algiers has many twin towns all over the world:
References
- ↑ Mokhtefi, Elaine (2018). Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers. Verso. ISBN 9781788730020.
- ↑ "les origines d'alger,conference faite le 16 juin 1941,comite du vieil alger;venis". alger-roi.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
Other websites
Media related to Algiers at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Algiers at Wiktionary