Algeria

Oran

Oran is a port city in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the cradle of raï music. Fort Santa Cruz, an Ottoman citadel rebuilt by the Spaniards, sits atop Mount Murdjadjo; it offers views of the bay below. The Chapel of Our Lady of Santa Cruz, with whitewashed walls, is nearby. It was erected in honour of its namesake after a cholera epidemic. In La Blanca, the old Turkish town is the Hassan Pasha Mosque. The…

Algiers

Algiers ( al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر, romanized: al-Jazāʾir; Berber languages: Dzayer; French: Alger, [alʒe]) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city’s population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145 and in 2020 was estimated to be around 4,500,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Area: 363 km² Altitude: 424m Postcode: 16000 Population: 3,154,792 inhabitants. (2015) Coordinates: 36° 46′ 34″ north, 3° 03′ 36″ east Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of…