Algiers

The name 'Algiers' is derived from the Arabic word al-Jazāʾir, meaning 'the Islands'.

In classical antiquity, the ancient Greeks referred to Algiers as Ikósion.

Algiers was a small settlement until around the 3rd century BC when it became a port town in Carthage.

Algiers was the first city to be seized from the Axis by the Allies during World War II.

The last snowfall in Algiers occurred in 2012, marking its first snowfall in eight years.