Algiers



Algiers is nicknamed Alger la Blanche, “Algiers the ** White **”, for the city’s glistening white buildings next to the lovely Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest city and the capital of Algeria. Algiers is famous for holding amazing monuments: the Monument of Martyrs, Notre Dame d’Afriquee, the Kasbah quarter and the Ketchaoua Mosque.





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//** Population **// City: 2,988,145 Metro: 5,000,000 //**Above Sea level**// 400 feet (122 meters) //**Time Zone**// UTC +01:00 //**Weather Forecast** (4/11/12)// Skies: Mostly cloudy Temperature: 17˙C Humidity: 52% Wind: SW 4m/s Dawn: 6:18AM Sunset: 7:17PM //**Transportation**// ETUSA: Urban and suburban bus transportation SNTF: Railroad connecting the capital and the suburbs Algiers Metro: A transportation system created November first, 2011, for the city's growth. Algiers Tramway: A system that opened up more stops for the ETUSA. Houari Boumediene Airport: An airport that has planes fly to European cities, West Africa, Middle East, Asia and North America. //**Source**// [|Weather in Algiers] This page is created by Cindy Lee.