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Algiers

Ancient name
Icosium
Modern name
Algiers
Modern country
Algeria
Algiers: a city in North Africa founded by the Zirid dynasty in the tenth century CE. It remained a relatively small port until the 16th century. Campbell #1737.
Coordinates
36.77, 3.05

The toponym Algiers appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P007

Variant spellings of Algiers in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
[...]g[...]i Par2
[al]gieri Tre
ag[i]eri Fn3
ageris ME2
agieni Magl4
agieri Magl4
aglieri NYPL1
alg[...] Pnc5
alge[...] Pal5
Algera Con3
algere Spe
Algeri Fo, Luc2, Marc1, ME2, Med1
algeri Bal, He3, Laur5, Marc1, Ricc8
AlGeri Ashb3
algheri Fn6
Algi Ricc17
algi[eri] Ricc6
Algi[eri] NYPL2
algier Pal6
Algieri Cap1, Clas2, Magl2, Marc2, MB, Parm2, Yale4
algieri Fn9, Fo, He2, Laur3, NB, Pal8, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc15
ALGIERI Wie1
ALGieri Med3
algierii Fn9
Algieris Pad1
algierri He1
Algiery Cors2
arzeri Med2
C.dalgeri Ricc6
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Algiers.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/algiers/.