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Algiers (الجزائر) is the capital of Algeria.

[edit] Understand

Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, and the second largest city in the Maghreb (after Casablanca), with a population of 3,354,000 within the city metropolitan area. Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 400 feet (122 m) above the sea.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Algiers is serviced by Houari Boumedienne International Airport, also Algeria's international gateway. There are services to/from numerous countries and cities. The following airlines have services to Houari Boumedienne International Airport as of July 2007:

International terminal

Hall 1

• Air Algérie (Abidjan, Amman, Bamako, Barcelona, Beijing (begins in 2008), Beirut, Berlin-Schönefeld (seasonal), Bordeaux, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Dakar, Damascus, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Lille, London-Heathrow, Luqa (seasonal), Luxembourg (seasonal), Lyon, Madrid, Marseilles, Metz/Nancy, Montreal, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, New York-JFK, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis)

Hall 2

• Aigle Azur (Basel/Mulhouse, Lille, Lyon, Nice (seasonal), Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Toulouse)
• Air France (Marseilles, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
• British Airways (London-Gatwick (ends March 29, 2008), London-Heathrow [begins March 30, 2008])
• EgyptAir (Cairo)
• Emirates Airlines (Dubai) (begins 2008)
• Hainan Airlines (Beijing) (begins 2008)
• Iberia (Madrid)
• Libyan Airlines (Tripoli)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi) (begins October 2008)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah)
• Spanair (Barcelone, Madrid)
• Syrian Arab Airlines (Aleppo, Damascus)
• TAP Portugal (Lisbon) (begins June 10, 2008)
• transavia.com (Amsterdam)
• Tunisair (Tunis)
• Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)

And Domestic Service to:

Domestic terminal

• Air Algerie (Adrar, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Biskra, Chlef, Constantine, Djanet, El Golea, El Oued, Gara Djebilet, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Jijel, Oran, Ouargla, Setif, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tlemcen, Touggourt)
• Tassili Airlines (Djanet, El Golea, El Oued, Ghardaia, Hassi R'Mel, Hassi Messaoud, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Touggourt)

[edit] By train

• Algiers Central Train Station - The train station is located near the city centre. The station offers regular services to major Algerian cities such as, Oran, Annaba, Constantine, etc.

[edit] By car

Being the capital of the country most, if not, all major roadways in Algeria begin and end in Algiers. So, getting into Algiers isn't that hard and quite easy. However, the infrastructure of Algerian roadways is not highly regarded so arriving by route might not be the most desirable option. There are a number of road projects around the country that are aiming at improving the infrastructure, most notably the East-West highway running from Annaba in the east to Oran in the west, of course coming through Algiers.

[edit] By bus

La Gare Routiere, Algiers' central bus terminus, located in the commune of Hussein Dey (about a 7-10 min drive from downtown) , offers a plethora of bus services to most major Algerian cities and towns. It is a very cheap and efficient way to get to/from a pair of Algerian cities. Most of the coaches used are modern and air conditioned ones so the rides are, more often than not, comfortable. However, there are a few old coaches still in service, so try and avoid those, for the ride won't be as pleasant.l

[edit] By boat

There are regular ferry services from Algiers to: Marseilles, Nice, Palermo and Naples. Many services are operated by Ferries Algerie.

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

• Monument of Martyrs, (in city center).  edit

• La Grande Poste.  edit

[edit] Casbah

The Casbah is the ancient city, dating to the 17th century.

• Ketchaoua Mosque. Built in 1794 by the Dey Baba Hassan.  edit
• El Djedid Mosque. Built in 1660 during the Turk reign.  edit
• El Kebir Mosque. Oldest mosque in the Casbah.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit] Learn

French School Descartes

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[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid-range

[edit] Splurge

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[edit] Mid-range

[edit] Splurge

• Hilton Algiers, (Out of the center, on the road to the airport about 15 minutes taxi ride), ☎ +213 21 219696.  edit
• Sheraton Club des Pins Resort and Towers, (Club des Pins), ☎ +213 21 377777. Algiers’s only beachfront hotel.  edit

[edit] Contact

[edit] Stay safe

[edit] Cope

[edit] Embassies

• Canada, 18, Mustapha Khalef Street Ben Aknoun, Algiers, ☎ (213) 0770 08 30 00 (alger@international.gc.ca, fax: (213) 0770 08 30 70), [1]. Sunday to Wednesday from 8:00 a.m to 4.30 p.m and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m..  edit
• Poland, 104, Hai El Binaa 16302 Dely Ibrahim Algier, ☎ 00 213 21 91 77 82, [2].  edit
• South Africa, 30, Rue Capitain Hocine Slimane El Biar, ☎ + 213 21 23 0384; + 213 21 23 0389; + 213 21 23 0900.  edit
• United Kingdom, [3].  edit
• United States, 05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi El-Biar 16030 Alger Algerie, ☎ +213(0) 770-08-2000 (fax: +213(0) 21-60-7335).  edit

[edit] Get out

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