algiers is the most important capital and city in the Algeria. It is nicknamed Alger la Blanche ("White Algiers") for the admirable appearance of the resplendent white of the buildings that ascend the slope, seen from the sea.
Understand
It is located in the far north of the country, on the west bank of the bay of the same name, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, at coordinates 36°47' North, 3°4' East (36.78333, 3.0667), on the slopes of the Sahel mountain range, parallel the coast. It is one of the largest ports in Africa and the main industrial and commercial center in Algeria. It has about 3.2 million inhabitants.
The city consists of two parts: the modern part, built on flat land along the coast, and the ancient city of the deys, which climbs the steep slope behind the modern city, and is crowned by the kasbah (citadel), 120 meters above sea level.
History
It was founded by the Phoenicians in the 4th century BC and, under Roman rule, the small town of Icosium was located in what is now the maritime district of Algiers, having been granted the status of a Latin city by the Emperor Vespasian. Rue de la Marine follows the alignment of a Roman street. There were Roman cemeteries near Bab-el-Oued and Bab Azoun. The bishops of Icosium are mentioned until the 5th century.
The current city was founded in 944 by Buluggin ibn Ziri, the founder of the Zirid-Senhaja dynasty, who was dethroned by Roger II of Sicily in 1148. Before that date, they had already lost Algiers, which in 1159 would be occupied by the Almoadas, having been occupied by the Almoadas. dominated by the Abd-el-Wadid sultans of Tlemcen from the 13th century.
Nominally part of the Sultanate of Tlemcen, Algiers enjoyed considerable autonomy under its own emirs, with Oran being the main port of the Abd-el-Wahid. The islet in front of the port of Algiers, later known as Penon, was occupied by the Spaniards in 1302. Since then, trade between Algiers and Spain has grown.
Algiers remained a relatively unimportant city until the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, when many of them sought asylum in the city. In 1510, after occupying Oran and other cities on the coast of Africa, the Spaniards fortified the Penon. In 1516, the Emir of Algiers, Selim b. Teumi, invited the brothers Arouj and Khair-ad-Din (Barbarossa) to expel the Spaniards. Arouj came to Algiers, managed to get Selim murdered, and took over the city. Khair-ad-Din, succeeding Arouj, expelled the Spaniards from the Penon (1550) and was the founder of the pashalik, later deylik, of Algiers.
The city was conquered by the Turks and became part of the Ottoman Empire. The city's governor was virtually independent of Constantinople (Istanbul), with Algiers becoming the main center of Barbary corsairs. In October 1541, Emperor Charles V tried to capture the city, but a storm destroyed a large number of his ships, taking his army from c. 30,000 men, mostly Spaniards, had been defeated by the Algerians, under the command of their pasha, Hassan. From the 17th century onwards, Algiers, free of Ottoman control, situated on the periphery between the Ottoman and European economy, and with its existence dependent on the Mediterranean, increasingly controlled by European ships, supported by European navies, turned to piracy. Several European nations made repeated attempts to subdue the pirates who disturbed European hegemony in the western Mediterranean, and in 1816 the city was bombed by a British squadron commanded by Lord Exmouth, aided by Dutch warships, and the corsairs' fleet was set on fire.
On July 4, 1830, under the pretext of an affront to his consul (whom the dey had beaten with a fly-shod when he claimed that the French Government was not prepared to pay its substantial debts to two Algerian Jewish merchants) , a French army commanded by General de Bourmont attacked the city, which capitulated the next day. From 1830 to 1962, the history of Algiers is intertwined with the history of Algeria and its struggles with France.
In 1962, after a bloody struggle for independence, in which hundreds of thousands of Algerians died (one million, according to Algeria's official history) at the hands of the French army and the National Liberation Front (Front de Libération Nationale or FLN), the Algeria finally gained its independence, with Algiers as its capital. Despite having lost all of its population of European origin (Pied-Noir), the city has undergone a great expansion, currently having about three million inhabitants (c. 10% of the population of Algeria). Its suburbs cover most of the Metidja plain.
To arrive
By airplane
Alger is served by Houari Boumedienne International Airport, the gateway to Algeria. There are several air services to and from Algiers. In July 2007, the following companies served the airport:
- Air Algeria (Abidjan, Amman, Bamako, Barcelona, Beijing, Beirut, Berlin-Schönefeld, Bordeaux, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Dakar, Damascus, Dubai, Frankfurt, Genoa, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Lille, London-Heathrow, Luqa, Luxembourg , Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Metz/Nancy, Montreal, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, New York-JFK, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis, Adrar, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Biskra, Chlef, Constantine, Djanet, El Golea, El Oued, Gara Djebilet, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Jijel, Oran, Ouargla, Setif, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tlemcen, Touggourt)
- Tassili Airlines (Djanet, El Golea, El Oued, Ghardaia, Hassi R'Mel, Hassi Messaoud, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Touggourt)
- Aigle Azur (Basel/Mulhouse, Lille, Lyon, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Toulouse)
- Air France (Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- air mediteranne Montepellier
- alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- EgyptAir (Cairo)
- Jetairfly (Brussels)
- Iberia (Madrid)
- Libyan Airlines (Tripoli)
- Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah)
- Spanair (Barcelona, Madrid)
- Syrian Arab Airlines (Aleppo, Damascus)
- TAP Portugal (Lisbon)
- tunisair (Tunes)
- Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
Of boat
There are regular ferry services from Algiers to: Marseille, nice, Palermo and Naples. Many of these services are operated by Ferries Algerie [1].
By train/train
- Alger Train Station - It is located near the city center. It offers services to many of the major Algerian cities, such as Oran, Annaba, Constantina, etc.
By bus/bus
La Gare Routiere (16008 Hussein Dey; Tel.:213 21 49 71 51), Algiers central bus station, located in the commune of Hussein Dey (7-10 minutes from the city centre), offers bus services to many large Algerian cities. it is a very cheap and efficient way to travel to or from major Algerian cities. Most of the buses used are modern and air-conditioned and travel is comfortable. However there are still some old buses in use, try to avoid these.
By car
As the capital of the country, all major roads in the country start or end in Algiers, and therefore it is not very difficult to reach Algiers. However, road conditions make this an option not very desirable. There are a number of projects aimed at improving the country's road infrastructure, mainly the road from Annab in the east of the country to Oran in the west, passing through Algiers.
Circular
By train/train
By bus/bus
Of boat
By car
Look
- Notre Dame d'Afrique - It's a Romanesque Catholic cathedral. It is located in the northern part of Algiers, atop a 124 meter cliff, with beautiful views over the Bay of Algiers. It is believed to have been inspired by the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille, France.
- Monument des Martyrs (maquam e'chahid) - A large cement monument commemorating the Algerian war for independence. It opened in 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. It is shaped like three palm leaves, which harbor the "eternal flame" underneath. At the end of each of the "leaves" is a statue of a soldier representing one of the phases of the war.
- Emir Abdelkader's Square - (former Bugeaud square) In memory of the famous emir Abd El-Kader, a resister during the conquest of Algeria.
- La Grande Poste - Located in the center of Algiers. It is the main post office in the city, in neo-Moorish style. It was built in 1910.
Algiers Kasbah
One World Heritage Site, the kasbah contains the ruins of the citadel, ancient mosques and Ottoman-style palaces, important vestiges of an ancient urban structure.
- El Jdid Mosque (Place des Martyrs, near the harbor)
- Ketchaoua Mosque - It is a mosque, notable for its mixture of Muslim and Byzantine styles. It was built as a mosque in 1612, but in 1845, during the occupation it became the Cathedral of Saint-Philippe until 1962, when it returned to being a mosque. The main entrance, accessed by a staircase of 23 steps, has a portico supported by marble columns. The nave's roof is in the Moorish style. It is supported by a series of arcades supported by marble columns, many of which belonged to the original mosque. In one of the chapels was a tomb containing the bones of Saint Geronimo.
- Kebir Mosque or Great Mosque of Algiers (Rue de la Marine) - The oldest mosque in the Kasbah of Algiers, built in 1097 by Sultan Ali ibn Yusuf. It is one of the few examples of Almoravid architecture in the city. The minaret dates from 1324 and the gallery, outside the mosque, dates from 1840.
Knife
Events
Activities
Learn
- University of Algiers[2]
Work
Buy
- Riadh El-Feth
With the
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- , ☎00 213 21 71 01 31.
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- , Rue Didouch Mourad, 113, ☎213(0)21744618.
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drink and go out
sleep
Economic
- , Route de l'universite, BAB-EZZOUAR, Algiers.
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- , Rue Hassiba Benbouali, 172, ☎( 213) 21 685210.
- , Route de l'université BP, 12, Cité 5, Juillet 16311 Algiers, ☎( 213) 21 245970.
waste
- , Maritimes, El Mohammadia, Algiers (Outside the center, on the road to the airport, about 15 minutes), ☎ 213 21 219 696.
- (Club of Pins), ☎ 213 21 377777. The only seaside hotel in Algiers.
Stay in touch
Safety
Health
- Ben Aknoun's Hospital
Daily
, Route de l'universite, BAB-EZZOUAR, Algiers. Check in: 16-08, Check-out: 20-08. This section is intended to include information and practical solutions for the day-to-day of travelers - where to find and how to use public restrooms, laundries, libraries, equipment repairs and other services, such as embassies and consulates of Portuguese-speaking countries located in this town.
Leave
- Tipasa - It is located 70 km from the city. Tipasa was an ancient Punic trading post, and was occupied by Rome, who set up a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania there. It has a unique set of Phoenician, Roman, Christian and Byzantine remains, alongside autochthonous monuments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of the Mauritania. It is a World Heritage Site.
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