Algiers Province
Algiers Province is a province in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is the most populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: province of Algeria with 2,990,000 residents
- Description: province of Algeria
- Also known as: “Algiers”, “Département d’Alger”, “DZ-16”, “Province of Algiers”, “Wilāyat al-Ǧazāʾir”, and “Wilāyat al-Jazā’ir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 5 July 1962 Stadium and Archdiocese of Algiers.
5 July 1962 Stadium
Sports venue
Photo: Haddbill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 5 July 1962 Stadium the name refers to 5 July 1962, the day Algeria declared independence) is a football and athletics stadium located in Algiers, Algeria.
Archdiocese of Algiers
Church
Photo: Ps2613, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archdiocese of Algiers is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.
El Mouradia Palace
Public building
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.
El Mouradia Palace is the office and residence of the president of Algeria. It is located in the neighborhood of El Mouradia on the hills overlooking Algiers. "El Mouradia" is also widely used as a shorthand for the Algerian president's office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algiers and Birkhadem.
Algiers
Photo: Clapsus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, set along the Mediterranean coast. Known for its striking French colonial architecture, the city reveals layers of history shaped by Ottoman rule, French colonialism and Algerian independence.
Birkhadem
Suburb
Photo: Zia ach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Birkhadem or Bir Khadem is a commune in Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it had a population of 77,749.
Chéraga
Town
Chéraga is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. The indoor sporting arena La Coupole d'Alger Arena is located here. Chéraga is situated 5 km northwest of Algiers Province.
Algiers Province
- Location: Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Algiers Province” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجزائر العاصمة”
- Arabic: “الجزائر”
- Arabic: “بلدية حيدرة”
- Arabic: “ولاية الجزائر Wilāya Al Ǧazāʾir”
- Arabic: “ولاية الجزائر”
- Arabic: “ولايه الجزائر”
- Armenian: “Ալժիր”
- Asturian: “provincia d’Algiers”
- Azerbaijani: “Əlcəzair vilayəti”
- Basque: “Aljer probintzia”
- Basque: “Aljerreko probintzia”
- Belarusian: “Алжыр”
- Belarusian: “Альжыр”
- Bulgarian: “Алжир”
- Catalan: “província d’Alger”
- Catalan: “Província d’Alger”
- Cebuano: “Wilaya d‘ Alger”
- Cebuano: “Wilaya d’ Alger”
- Chinese: “Algiers Séng”
- Chinese: “阿尔及尔省”
- Chinese: “阿爾及爾省”
- Corsican: “pruvincia d’Algeri”
- Corsican: “Pruvincia d’Algeri”
- Corsican: “Pruvincia d’Alghjeri”
- Danish: “Algier”
- Dutch: “Algiers”
- Esperanto: “Provinco Alĝero”
- Finnish: “Algerin maakunta”
- French: “Alger”
- French: “province d’Alger”
- French: “wilaya d’Alger”
- French: “Wilaya d’Alger”
- French: “wilayah d’Alger”
- Galician: “Provincia de Alxer”
- Galician: “Vilaia de Alxer”
- Georgian: “ალჟირის პროვინცია”
- German: “Algier”
- German: “DZ-16”
- German: “Provinz Algier”
- German: “Wilāyat al-Dschazā’ir”
- Greek: “Επαρχία Αλγερίου”
- Hindi: “अल्जीयर्स प्रांत”
- Hungarian: “Algír tartomány”
- Indonesian: “Provinsi Aljir”
- Irish: “Cúige Chathair na hAilgéire”
- Italian: “Algeri”
- Italian: “provincia di Algeri”
- Italian: “Provincia di Algeri”
- Japanese: “アルジェ県”
- Kabyle: “Tawilayt n Lezzayer”
- Korean: “알제주”
- Ladino: “Arjel”
- Lithuanian: “Alžyro vilaja”
- Lithuanian: “Alžyro vilajetas”
- Malay: “Algiers Province”
- Malay: “Wilayah Algiers”
- Manx: “Alger”
- Manx: “Balley yn Algear”
- Manx: “DZ-16”
- Manx: “province d’Alger”
- Manx: “Queiggey Valley yn Algear”
- Manx: “wilaya d’Alger”
- Manx: “wilayah d’Alger”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Algiers Séng”
- Minangkabau: “Provinsi Aljir”
- Northern Frisian: “Algier”
- Northern Sami: “Algiers eanangoddi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alger”
- Norwegian: “Alger”
- Persian: “استان الجزیره”
- Persian: “ولایة الجزائر”
- Polish: “Prowincja Algier”
- Portuguese: “Argel”
- Portuguese: “Província Argel”
- Romanian: “Provincia Alger”
- Russian: “Алжир”
- Scots: “Algiers Province”
- Serbian: “Алжир”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alžir (pokrajina)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alžir”
- Slovak: “Alžír”
- Slovenian: “DZ-16”
- Slovenian: “Provinca Algiers”
- Slovenian: “Provinca Alžir”
- Spanish: “Argel”
- Spanish: “Provincia de Argel”
- Swahili: “Jimbo ya Algiers”
- Swahili: “Wilaya ya Algiers”
- Swahili: “Wilaya ya Aljeri”
- Swedish: “Alger”
- Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Algiers”
- Tajik: “Vilojati Alçazoir”
- Tajik: “Вилояти Алҷазоир”
- Thai: “จังหวัดแอลเจียร์”
- Turkish: “Cezayir Vilayeti”
- Ukrainian: “Алжир”
- Urdu: “صوبہ الجزائر”
- Vietnamese: “Algiers”
- Waray (Philippines): “Algiers”
- Welsh: “Talaith Algiers”
- Western Panjabi: “صوبہ الجزائر”
- Wu Chinese: “阿尔及尔省”
- Zulu: “Algiers Province”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Achour and Ben Aknoun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grand Vent and Bois de Boulogne.
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