Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, on the Mediterranean coast in the north-central part of the country. Known historically as Algiers the White for its whitewashed buildings, it is the largest city on the southern Mediterranean shore. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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algiers is associated with algiers-province.
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Algiers is the capital of Algeria.
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algiers is the capital of algiers-province.
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ader or ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Hasani al-Jazaʾiri, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algiers from 1831 to 1847.
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The University of Algiers 1 (Arabic: جامعة الجزائر, romanized: Jāmiʻat al-Jazāʼir), commonly called Benyoucef Benkhedda, is a public research university based in Algiers, Algeria.
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Source Association of Constitutional Courts using the French Language: Cour constitutionnelle d AlgerieContactQuote, Contact
Cour constitutionnelle Boulevard du 11 décembre 1960 EL-BIAR-ALGER
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1. Algiers (Wikipedia)
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is the capital city of Algeria
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4,325,000
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In 2025, an estimated 4.325 million people resided within the urban area. Algiers is the third-largest city on the Mediterranean, the tenth-largest city in the Arab world, and the 19th-largest city in Africa by population.
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443
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36.73250°N 3.08722°E
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Algiers was formally founded in 972 AD by Buluggin ibn Ziri, though its history goes back to between 1200 and 250 BC as a Phoenician trading settlement.
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36.73250°N 3.08722°E
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36.73250°N 3.08722°E
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Algeria
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Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean Sea in the north-central portion of the country.
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Algiers Province (Wikipedia)
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Algiers Province (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر, romanized: Wilāyat al-Jazāʾir, pronounced [wilaːjat ald͡ʒazaːʔir]; Berber languages: ⵓⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ, romanized: ugezdu n Dzayer, French: wilaya d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital.
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