Algiers | |
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State | Algiers |
Country | Algeria |
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Population | 0 |
Algiers ( al-JEERZ; Arabic: الجزائر; Berber: Dzayer; French: Alger) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145 and in 2011 was estimated to be around 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 5,000,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and at the north-central portion of Algeria.
Buraydah | |
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State | Al-Qassim Region |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
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Population | 0 |
Postcode | 52354 |
Buraidah (Arabic: بريدة Burayda) is the capital of Al-Qassim Region in northcentral Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Buraydah lies equidistant from the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the east. It has a population of 619,739 (2010 census).
Buraydah, the regional capital of Al-Qassim Region, is located on the edge of the Wadi Al-Rummah.
Buraydah has a typical desert climate, with hot summers, mild winters and low humidity.