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Algiers`
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The capital of Algeria, founded by the Arabs in 935, called the "silver city," from the glistening white of its buildings as seen sloping up from the sea, presenting a striking appearance, was for centuries under its Bey the head-quarters of piracy in the Mediterranean, which only began to cease when Lord Exmouth bombarded the town and destroyed the fleet in the harbour. Since it fell into the hands of the French the city has been greatly improved, the fortifications strengthened, and its neighbourhood has become a frequent resort of English people in winter.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Algiers`'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/a/algiers.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Algiers`'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/a/algiers.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
