Algiers

capital city of Palestine
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 (1,182 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 instance of is recorded as human settlement[9].
  • Algiers's instance of is recorded as city[10].
  • Algiers's instance of is recorded as capital city[11].
  • Algiers's official language is recorded as Arabic[12].
  • Algiers's official language is recorded as Standard Algerian Berber[13].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Caracas[14].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montreal[15].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tunis[16].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tyre[17].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amsterdam[18].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tripoli[19].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Surakarta[20].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing[21].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin[22].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cairo[23].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Casablanca[24].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as London[25].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moscow[26].
  • Algiers's twinned administrative body is recorded as New York City[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 is part of 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[9], city[10], and capital city[11].

History and Context

944 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 (1,182 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 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Ketenteraan · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → capital city of Palestine
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ms, en */"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47647|batch #47647]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Ouémé Department
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q29169, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  4. 10w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 161493
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10291]]: 161493, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296167545|Algiers (#296167545)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikisimpsons]] #mix'n'ma"
  5. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 1222
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 1222, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167474355|ALGIERS (#167474355)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'"
  6. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 89961
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 89961, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  7. 13w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human settlement, city, capital city
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q5119]]"
  8. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Argel 3.jpg
    Harper's tag → algiers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: algiers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289912807|algiers (#289912807)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  9. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Montage image → Algiers Montage.png
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||9 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  10. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0412209-Alzir-Alzirsko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0412209-Alzir-Alzirsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  11. 21w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → —
    National library of brazil id → 000146283
    Libraries australia id → 35968368
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007561795505171
    + 264 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P1549]]: Algérois, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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