Algiers

Algiers الجزائر
View over Algiers
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Nickname:  Algiers the White
Location of Algiers within Algeria
Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E / 36.700; 3.217
Country	Algeria
Wilaya	Algiers Province
Re-founded	AD 944
Government
• Wali (Governor)	Khalida Toumi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal codes	16000-16132

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 beacme independent from France, Algiers became a very important city for anti-colonial activists and revolutionaries from around the world.^[1]

1. ↑ Mokhtefi, Elaine (2018). Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers. Verso. ISBN 9781788730020.