Major cities of Algeria

The   Capital and Other Cities.

The capital

Algiers is the capital of Algeria. Algiers was home to pirates in the 1600s. Algiers borders the Mediterranean Sea.

Fun Fact: Algerians made a film called the Battle of Algiers in 1966. It was about the Algerian-French War for independence.

some other major cities

There are some other major cities in Algeria.  Some of them are Oran, Constantine, Sidi bel Abbés. Tlemcen, Tamanrasset and GhardÏa.

Oran, Tlemcen and Sidi Bel Abbés are located in the Northwest part of the country; GhardÏa is in the north near Algiers; Constantine is in the northeast and Tamanrasset is in the south.

Almost everybody lives in the north of the country because that's where the water is available. 

All photos are from Photos ForClass.