Algiers Province

Algiers Province is a province in , named after its capital, , which is also the national capital. It is the most populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.
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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.

Sports venue
The the name refers to 5 July 1962, the day declared independence) is a football and athletics stadium located in , .

Church
The is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of in .

Public building
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.
is the office and residence of the president of Algeria. It is located in the neighborhood of on the hills overlooking . "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.

is the capital and largest city of , 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.

Suburb
or Bir Khadem is a commune in Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of in northern . As of the 2008 census, it had a population of 77,749.

Town
is a suburb of the city of in northern . The indoor sporting arena is located here. is situated 5 km northwest of Algiers Province.

Algiers Province

Latitude
36.7405° or 36° 44′ 26″ north
Longitude
3.0096° or 3° 0′ 35″ east
Population
2,990,000
Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)
Open location code
8F85P2R5+6R
Geo­Names ID
2507475
Wiki­data ID
Q141026
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

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