Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
Punics
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* 146 BC – Icosium became part of the Roman Empire.
* 371 AD – City raided by
Firmus
According to the ''Historia Augusta'', Firmus (died 273) was a usurper during the reign of Aurelian. The contradictory accounts of his life and the man himself are considered to be a complete fabrication, perhaps based on the later Firmus.
Hist ...
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* 5th century AD – Vandals in power.
* 7th century AD – Arabs in power.
* 960 – Algiers founded by
Bologhine ibn Ziri
Buluggin ibn Ziri, often transliterated Bologhine, in full ʾAbū al Futūḥ Sayf ad Dawlah Bulukīn ibn Zīrī ibn Manād aṣ Ṣanhājī ( ar, أبو الفتوح سيف الدولة بلكين بن زيري بن مناد الصنهاجي; die ...
.
* 1014 –
Hammadid
The Hammadid dynasty () was a branch of the Sanhaja Berber dynasty that ruled an area roughly corresponding to north-eastern modern Algeria between 1008 and 1152. The state reached its peak under Nasir ibn Alnas during which it was briefly the ...
s in power.
* 1018 –
Djamaa el Kebir
Djamaa el Kebir ( ar, الجامع الكبير, translit=djama' el-kebir), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (), is a historic mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It is located within the Casbah (old city), near the city's harbor. Dating to 1097, ...
mosque built.
* 1159 – Almohades in power.
* 1313 – Ziyanids of the
Kingdom of Tlemcen
The Kingdom of Tlemcen or Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen ( ar, الزيانيون) was a Berber kingdom in what is now the northwest of Algeria. Its territory stretched from Tlemcen to the Chelif bend and Algiers, and at its zenith reached Sijilm ...
in power.
16th–18th centuries
* 1516
** Capture of Algiers by Hayreddin Barbarossa and Aruj.
** Kasbah construction begins.
* 1518 – Harbour construction begins.
* 1529 – Capture of Algiers by Hayreddin Barbarossa.
* 1544 – Lighthouse built.
* 1545 – Fort de l'Empereur built.
* 1549 – Muslim hospital founded.
* 1556 – Citadel built.
* 1581 – Fort Bab Azoun built.
* 1612
** Ketchaoua Mosque built.
** Hospital of the Holy Trinity founded.
* 1622 – Aqueducts and Jama Bitchnin (mosque) built.
* 1660 – Mosque of the Fishery built.
* 1661 – Tamentfoust Castle built.
* 1696 – Mosque of Sidi Abderrahman built.
* 1770 - Dano-Norwegian Bombardment of Algiers
* 1775 – 8 July: Attempted invasion of Algiers by Spanish forces.
* 1783 – 4–8 August: Bombardment of Algiers by Spanish forces.
* 1784 – 12 July: Bombardment of Algiers by Spanish-Neapolitan-Maltese-Portuguese forces.
* 1791 – Ketshawa Mosque built.
* 1799 – Palais d'Hiver du Gouverneur built.
19th century
* 1805 – The day after the assassination of the head of the influential family, Busnach (June 29, 1805), the Janissaries sacked Algiers killing between 200 and 500 Jews. Causing serious unrest throughout the city.
* 1816 – 27 August: Bombardment of Algiers by Anglo-Dutch forces.
* 1817 – Kesba Berranee mosque built.
* 1824 - Bombardment of Algiers by British forces.
* 1825 – Fort des Anglais built.
* 1830 – June–July: Invasion of Algiers by French forces; city becomes capital of
French Algeria
French Algeria (french: Alger to 1839, then afterwards; unofficially , ar, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of French colonisation of Algeria. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the ...
.
* 1832 – Jardin d'essai laid out.
* 1835 – National Library of Algeria founded.
* 1836 – Northern harbour construction begins.
* 1847 – Jardin Marengo laid out.
* 1866 – Boulevard de la Republique constructed.
* 1870 – Holy Trinity church built.
* 1872 – Notre Dame d'Afrique church built.
* 1878 – Church of St. Augustin built.
* 1888 – Population: 56,000.
* 1890 – Algiers Observatory built in
Bouzaréah
Bouzareah or Bouzaréah ( ar, بوزريعة, būzareah, link=no) is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It had a population of 69,200 people in 1998National Museum of Algerian Antiquities relocates to Mustapha Superieur.
File:Distinguished Moorish women, Algiers, Algeria-LCCN2001697841.jpg, Distinguished Moorish women, Algiers, 1899
File:Arabs disputing, Algiers, Algeria-LCCN2001697838.jpg, Arabs disputing, Algiers, 1899
File:Arabs at a cafe, Algiers, Algeria-LCCN2001697836.jpg, Arabs at a cafe, Algiers, 1899
File:Algiers - the embankment and Boulevard de la Republique LCCN2004707259.tif, Algiers - the embankment and Boulevard de la Republique 1894
File:Algiers - the new Mosque Djamaa, El-Djedid LCCN2004707261.tif, Algiers - the new Mosque Djamaa, El-Djedid 1894
File:Algiers - depot and station grounds of Algerian Railway LCCN2004707260.tif, Algiers - depot and station grounds of Algerian Railway 1894
National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers
The National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers (french: Musée national des Beaux-Arts d'Alger) is one of the largest art museums in Africa. Opened to the public since 5 May 1930, it is located in the Hamma district, next to the Hamma test gard ...
Allied
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Diar el Mahçoul
Diar el Mahçoul ('')'' is a residential complex and district of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria, split between the quarters of Belouizdad, Algiers, Belouizdad and El Madania. Diar el Mahçoul was developed by French modernist architect and urban planne ...
housing development and 200 Colonnes housing complex built.
* 1956
** 30 September: Battle of Algiers begins.
** National Liberation Front headquartered in city.
* 1958 – May: Pro-French unrest.
* 1959 –
Siemens
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The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
branch in business.
* 1960
** January: Pro-French unrest.
** Population: 872,000 (urban agglomeration).
* 1961 – April: Coup attempt.
* 1962
** City becomes capital of independent Algeria.
** 200,000 European residents depart.
* 1963
** Centre National d'Etudes et d'Analyses pour la Population et le Développement headquartered in city.
** Algerian National Theatre established.
* 1966
** Pontecorvo's film '' The Battle of Algiers'' released.
** Population: 903,530 city; 943,142 urban agglomeration; 1,648,038 metro.
* 1969 – Pan-African Arts Festival held.
* 1972 – 5 July 1962 Stadium opens.
* 1973 - September: International summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in city.
* 1975 –
Hotel El-Aurassi
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All-Africa Games
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held.
* 1982 –
Martyrs Memorial
This is a list of martyrs' monuments and memorials sorted by country:
Algeria
*Maqam Echahid, Algiers
Azerbaijan
* Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial
Bangladesh
*Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, Dhaka
*Shaheed Minar, Dhaka, Shaheed Minar, Dhaka
*Martyred Int ...
erected.
* 1985 – National Institute for Global Strategic Studies headquartered in city.
* 1988 – October: Anti-government demonstrations.
1990s
* 1990
** March:
African Cup of Nations
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bombing
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Casbah of Algiers
The Casbah ( ar, قصبة, ''qaṣba'', meaning citadel) is the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. In 1992, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed ' ...
Air France Flight 8969
Air France Flight 8969 was an Air France flight that was hijacked on 24 December 1994 by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers. The terrorists murdered three passengers and their intention was either t ...
* 2001
** Flood.
** Algeria Cinema opens.
* 2003 – 21 May: The 6.8 Boumerdès earthquake affected northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). With at least 400 killed in Algiers alone, more than 2,200 people were killed altogether, and a moderate tsunami sank boats located near Spain's
Balearic Islands
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* 2004 – September–October:
2004 Pan Arab Games
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held.
* 2007
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Museum of Modern Art of Algiers
The Museum of Modern Art of Algiers (MaMa) is an art museum in Algiers. It was inaugurated in 2007.
History
The building, built between 1901 and 1909, was first used as a department store, the Galeries de France. Its architecture is neo-moo ...
inaugurated.
** April: Bombings.
** July:
All-Africa Games
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Algiers Metro
The Algiers Metro ( ar, مترو الجزائر العاصمة, french: Métro d'Alger) is a rapid transit system that serves Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Originally designed in the 1970s, it opened in 2011 after decades of delays due to ...
and Algiers tramway begin operating.
** Population: 2,916,000 (urban agglomeration).
* 2018 -
African Youth Games
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This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, cu ...
List of Pashas and Deys of Algiers
This is a list of the Beylerbeys, Pashas and Deys of the Regency of Algiers:
Beylerbeys (1517-1576)
* Oruç Barbarossa 1517-1518
* Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Khidr Reis 1518-1545
**Hasan Agha 1535-1543
** Hadji Pacha 1543-1544
* Hasan Pasha 154 ...
Timelines
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Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
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Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...