10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AL-JEZAIR»
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The Cyclopædia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
Thecountry derives its name from its metropolis, called by the Turks Algezair, Al
Jezair, or Al Jezirah, in Arabic, signifying the 2' and, because there was an island
before the city, to which it hath been since joined by a mole. The extent of this ...
2
The Edinburgh encyclopædia
It derives its present name from its metropolis, which the Turks call Algezair, Al-
jezair, or Al-jezirah, the Island ; because there was an island before the city,
which has since been joined to it by a mole. According to Dr Shaw, to whom we
are ...
3
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
It derives its present name from its metropolis, which the Turks call Algezair, Al-
jezair, or Al-jezirah, the Island ,- because there was an island before the city,
which has since been joined to it by a mole. According to Dr Shaw, to whom we
are ...
4
The Cabinet dictionary of the English language
The west Aigesiras, Algiers, [A. Al Jezair.) The island ; the peninsula. Alhambra, [
A. kal-a-al-hatara,] The red castle. Alleghany, [Ind.] River of the AlitjBswL
Almaden. The mines. Alsace or AJsatia. The ** other seat," or the abode of the
German ...
5
Manual of Modern Geography, mathematical, physical and ...
Algiers (A rah, Al Jezair, F12, Alger), capital of the French dominions in Africa,
was seized by the French in 1830. since which it has been strongly fortified; it has
now the appearance of a European city, is the residence of the Governor-General
...
Rev. Alexander MACKAY (LL.D.), 1861
6
Dictionary of Geography
Anoinns (Al-jezair “ the islands,” French Aler), a city and seaport of Africa, cap. of
the 'rench territory of Algérie, built in the form of an amphitheatre, on the W. side
of a bay of same name, in the Mediterranean. Lat. of lighthouse, 36° 47' 20' N.; ...
sir Alexander Keith Johnston, 1855
Thecity o -~Algiers, from Which the kingdom receivedwits name, is by the Turks
called Algezair, Al Jezair or Al Jezirah, from J)! Jezr'ere, the island; because there
was an island in the bay before the .city, which is now joined to the mainland by ...
8
An introduction to modern geography
J Algiers, or Algier, properly Al-jezair or Al-jezirah (the island, from an island
before the city, now joined to it by a mole), is a handsome town, finely situated,
and containing from 80,000 to 100,000 inhabitants. Constantine, anciently Cirta,
has a ...
The city of Algiers, from which the kingdom received its name, is by the Turks
called Algezair, Al Jezair or Al Jezirah, from M Jeziere, the island; because there
was an island in the bay before the city, which is now joined to the mainland by
the ...
10
Niles' National Register: Containing Political, Historical, ...
The sea coast of this province is mountainous and rocky. In extent it is equal to all
the rest of the kingdom. The city of Algiers, from which the kingdom received its
name, in by the Turks called Algezair, Al Jezair or Al Jezirah, from JU Jeriere, the
...
Hezekiah Niles, William Ogden Niles, Jeremiah Hughes, 1817
