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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mikoyan-Aljir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Muhammed amine benloulou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: province of Algeria with 2,990,000 residents
  • Description: province of Algeria
  • Also known as: “Algeri”, “Algiers”, “Alžyro vilajetas”, “Balley yn Algear”, “Département d’Alger”, “DZ-16”, “Provinca Algiers”, “province d’Alger”, “Province of Algiers”, “Província Argel”, “Pruvincia d’Alghjeri”, “Wilaya ya Algiers”, “wilayah d’Alger”, “Wilāyat al-Ǧazāʾir”, “Wilāyat al-Jazā’ir”, “بلدية حيدرة”, “ولاية الجزائر Wilāya Al Ǧazāʾir”, and “ولايه الجزائر”

Places of Interest

Highlights: 5 July 1962 Stadium and Archdiocese of Algiers.

Sports venue
Photo: Haddbill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , named after the day …

Church
Photo: Ps2613, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the metropolitan see for…

Museum
Photo: Riad Salih, CC BY 4.0.
The is an art museum in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Algiers and Birkhadem.

Photo: Clapsus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of , set along the Mediterranean coast.

Suburb
Photo: Zia ach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Bir Khadem is a commune…

Town
is a suburb of the city of in northern . 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
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Algiers Province” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “አልጄሪስ”
  • Arabic: “الجزائر العاصمة”
  • Arabic: “الجزائر”
  • Arabic: “ولاية الجزائر”
  • Armenian: “Ալժիր”
  • Asturian: “provincia d’Algiers”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əlcəzair vilayəti”
  • Basque: “Aljer probintzia”
  • Basque: “Aljerreko probintzia”
  • Belarusian: “Алжыр”
  • Belarusian: “Альжыр”
  • Bengali: “আলজিয়ার্স”
  • Bulgarian: “Алжир”
  • Catalan: “província d’Alger”
  • Catalan: “Província d’Alger”
  • Cebuano: “Wilaya d‘ Alger”
  • Cebuano: “Wilaya d’ Alger”
  • Chinese: “阿尔及尔省”
  • Chinese: “阿爾及爾省”
  • Corsican: “pruvincia d’Algeri”
  • Corsican: “Pruvincia d’Algeri”
  • Danish: “Algier”
  • Dutch: “Algiers”
  • Esperanto: “Provinco Alĝero”
  • Finnish: “Algerin maakunta”
  • French: “Alger”
  • French: “wilaya d’Alger”
  • French: “Wilaya d’Alger”
  • Galician: “Provincia de Alxer”
  • Galician: “Vilaia de Alxer”
  • Georgian: “ალჟირის პროვინცია”
  • German: “Algier”
  • German: “Provinz Algier”
  • German: “Wilāyat al-Dschazā’ir”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία Αλγερίου”
  • Hausa: “Algiers”
  • Hindi: “अल्जीयर्स प्रांत”
  • Hungarian: “Algír tartomány”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi Aljir”
  • Irish: “Cúige Chathair na hAilgéire”
  • Italian: “provincia di Algeri”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Algeri”
  • Japanese: “アルジェ県”
  • Javanese: “Algiers”
  • Kabyle: “Tawilayt n Lezzayer”
  • Kazakh: “Алжир”
  • Kirghiz: “Алжир”
  • Korean: “알제주”
  • Ladino: “Arjel”
  • Lithuanian: “Alžyro vilaja”
  • Malay: “Wilayah Algiers”
  • Manx: “Queiggey Valley yn Algear”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Algiers Séng”
  • Minangkabau: “Provinsi Aljir”
  • Northern Frisian: “Algier”
  • Northern Sami: “Algiers eanangoddi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alger”
  • Norwegian: “Alger”
  • Oromo: “Algiers”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਲਜੀਅਰਜ਼”
  • Persian: “استان الجزیره”
  • Persian: “ولایة الجزائر”
  • Polish: “Prowincja Algier”
  • Portuguese: “Argel”
  • Pushto: “الجزائر”
  • Romanian: “Provincia Alger”
  • Russian: “Алжир”
  • Scots: “Algiers Province”
  • Serbian: “Алжир”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alžir (pokrajina)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alžir”
  • Slovak: “Alžír”
  • Slovenian: “Provinca Alžir”
  • Somali: “Algiers”
  • Spanish: “Argel”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Argel”
  • Swahili: “Jimbo ya Algiers”
  • Swahili: “Wilaya ya Aljeri”
  • Swedish: “Alger”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Algiers”
  • Tajik: “Vilojati Alçazoir”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Алҷазоир”
  • Tatar: “Алжир”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดแอลเจียร์”
  • Turkish: “Cezayir Vilayeti”
  • Ukrainian: “Алжир”
  • Urdu: “صوبہ الجزائر”
  • Uzbek: “Jazoir”
  • 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

Places to explore: El Achour and Ben Aknoun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grand Vent and Bois de Boulogne.

Algeria: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Algiers and Oran.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.