French Algeria

French colony in Northern Africa from 1830 to 1962
AdministrativeArea colony Q218272
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French Algeria

Summary

French Algeria is a colony[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,667 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • French Algeria is in the country of France[3].
  • French Algeria is on the continent of Africa[4].
  • French Algeria's instance of is recorded as colony[5].
  • French Algeria's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
  • French Algeria's capital is recorded as Algiers[7].
  • French Algeria's official language is recorded as French[8].
  • French Algeria's official language is recorded as Arabic[9].
  • French Algeria's official language is recorded as Berber[10].
  • French Algeria's currency is recorded as Algerian franc[11].
  • French Algeria's coat of arms is recorded as Emblem of Algeria[12].
  • French Algeria's Commons category is recorded as French Algeria[13].
  • 1832 marks the founding of French Algeria[14].
  • French Algeria was dissolved in July 5, 1962[15].
  • French Algeria's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.76666667, 'lon': 3.05}[16].
  • French Algeria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:French Algeria[17].
  • French Algeria's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[18].
  • French Algeria's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • French Algeria's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • French Algeria's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[21].
  • French Algeria's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[22].
  • French Algeria's replaces is recorded as Sultanate of Tuggurt[23].
  • French Algeria's replaces is recorded as Sharifian Empire[24].
  • French Algeria's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in French Algeria[25].
  • French Algeria's category for people who died here is recorded as Q107476428[26].
  • French Algeria's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Algérie française'}[27].

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Geography

French Algeria is in the country of France[3]. It is on the continent of Africa[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include colony[5] and former entity[6].

History and Context

1832 marks the founding of French Algeria[14].

Why It Matters

French Algeria ranks in the top 5% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,667 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag 1830-1962
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: 1830-1962, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289916254|1830 1962 (#289916254)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
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