Algiers, Algerian capital

an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria

• port — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
• national capital — the capital city of a nation

• Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria — a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s