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City `s history

In the place where modern Algeria stands, inXII century BC, the Phoenicians built their colonies. Later, the whole coast of the Mediterranean was united under the wing of the Carthaginian Empire. But after its weakening in the III century in the country, a new state was formed under the name of Numidia. In the 5th century, the Roman Empire conquered it and founded the small port of Ikozium on the site of Algeria. However, it ceased to exist after the departure of the Romans. The new settlement of this region began in the 10th century. The Arabs built a new city on the ruins of the port and named it Algeria. The word comes from the Arabic "al-Jazeera", which means "islands". In the XIII-XVI centuries, Algeria is the capital of the autonomous emirate, which is part of the Sultanate of Tlemcen. Soon the port city is conquered by the Spaniards and renamed it to the fortress of Peñón. In 1516, the pirate Hireeddin Barbarossa enters the city and turns Algeria into a haven for pirates. But in 1519 Hayreddin bows his head before the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent. And since that time the residence of the Turkish pasha is being formed here. There is an Islamization of the city's population. From 1711 to 1830 in the city ruled dei, who are vassals of the padishah of the Turkish empire. For all these years, Algeria has grown and developed port communication with other foreign cities. The population was engaged mainly in fishing and farming. Nomads raised camels and small cattle.

Modern Algeria

In 1830 the state was captured by the French andmake of Algeria the administrative center of its colony. The city is populated by the European people, which turn grapes into the leading agricultural crop of the country. In Algeria, wine is being produced for export and distribution within the country. A century and a half the city was occupied by the French, which had a good effect on the development of the city. It was in Algeria that such great artists as Monet Degas, Renoir and Delacroix painted their canvases. At the same time, Notre Dame Cathedral and the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary appeared in the city. The port was always filled with ships that brought food and stuff for export and carried away in large quantities fruits, olives, butter and honey. Only in 1962 the state of Algeria gets independence from France and the eponymous city becomes its capital. Today, Algeria is a major port in the Middle Seas. Dozens of motorways and railways pass through it. Also there is a subway and operates an international airport. The agrarian economy, mining and extractive industries are developed.