Algiers

capital city of Algeria
Place human_settlement Q3561
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Algiers

Summary

Algiers is a human settlement[1]. Algiers ranks in the top 0.019% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,149 views/month, #7 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Algiers was a member of League of Historical Cities[3].
  • Algiers was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[4].
  • Algiers is located in Algiers Province[5].
  • Algiers is in the country of Algeria[6].
  • Algiers is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[7].
  • Algiers's head of government is recorded as Maahdia Benghalia[8].
  • Algiers's video is recorded as Algiers Algeria Google Earth Timelapse 1984-2018.webm[9].
  • Algiers's image is recorded as Argel 3.jpg[10].
  • Algiers's image is recorded as Alger monochrome.jpg[11].
  • Algiers's image is recorded as Algiers Montage.png[12].
  • Algiers's instance of is recorded as human settlement[13].
  • Algiers's instance of is recorded as city[14].
  • Algiers's official language is recorded as Arabic[15].
  • Algiers's official language is recorded as Standard Algerian Berber[16].
  • Algiers's flag image is recorded as Flag of Algiers.svg[17].
  • Algiers's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Algiers.svg[18].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Caracas[19].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montreal[20].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tunis[21].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tyre[22].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amsterdam[23].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tripoli[24].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Surakarta[25].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing[26].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin[27].

Body

Geography

Algiers is in the country of Algeria[6]. Algiers is located in Algiers Province[5]. Algiers is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[7]. Algiers's part of is recorded as Central Algeria[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+30395'}[29], {'amount': '+70747'}[30], {'amount': '+97000'}[31], {'amount': '+300000'}[32], {'amount': '+900000'}[33], and {'amount': '+600000'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[13] and city[14].

History and Context

+0944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Algiers[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Algiers include 858 El Djezaïr[36], an asteroid[37].

Why It Matters

Algiers ranks in the top 0.019% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,149 views/month, #7 of 35,923).[2] Algiers has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Algiers is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Algiers include 858 El Djezaïr[36], an asteroid[37].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . algerie360.com. algerie360.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . lhc-s.org. Retrieved . lhc-s.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . ovpm.org. Retrieved . ovpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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