Huidige Tijd in Algiers, Algerije — CET.

Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean Sea in the north-central portion of the country. In 2025, an estimated 4.325 million people resided within the urban area. Algiers is the largest city in Algeria, the third-largest city on the Mediterranean, the sixth-largest city in the Arab world, and the 29th-largest city in Africa by population. Algiers is the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many communes without having its own separate governing body. It extends along the Bay of Algiers surrounded by the Mitidja Plain and major mountain ranges. Its favorable location made it the center of Ottoman and French influences for the region, shaping it to be a diverse metropolis.

Distance-wise, Algiers is closest to London (~1,662 km), Dubai (~5,074 km), New York (~6,480 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 17,118 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Algiers sits inside Algerije — the Northern Africa subregion, capital Algiers, languages Arabic, currency DZD (د.ج).

Around Algiers, the nearest mapped reference cities are Birkhadem (4 km), Saoula (6 km), Baraki (7 km), Bab Ezzouar (9 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for CET planning.

Closest curated airport references from Algiers: ALG Algiers (12 km).

In 2025, A car ramming attack at a Lapu-Lapu Day festival kills 11 people and injures at least 30 in Vancouver, Canada.