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.
Eger | |
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Population | 54480 |
Eger (UK: EG-ər, US: AY-gər, Hungarian: [ˈɛɡɛr] (listen) Serbian: Jegra; see etymology for alternative names) is the county seat of Heves, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque buildings, the northernmost Ottoman minaret, dishes and red wines.