Algiers
- Ancient name
- Icosium
- Modern name
- Algiers
- Modern country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 36.77, 3.05
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| [al]gieri | Tre |
| ag[i]eri | Fn3 |
| ageris | ME2 |
| agieni | Magl4 |
| agieri | Fn3, Magl4, NYPL3 |
| aglieri | NYPL1, Pnc3 |
| alg[...] | Pnc5 |
| alge[...] | Pal5 |
| Algera | Con3 |
| Algeri | Con3, Fo, Luc2, ME2, Marc1, Med1, Morg |
| AlGeri | Ashb3 |
| algeri | Bal, He3, Laur5, Marc1, Med2, NYPL3, Pal6, Ricc8 |
| Algi | Ricc17 |
| Algi[eri] | NYPL2 |
| algier | Pal6 |
| Algieri | Ashb3, Cap1, Clas2, Con1, Cors2, Cs1, MB, Magl2, Marc2, NYPL2, Par3, Parm2, Pnc4, Ricc12, Yale4 |
| algieri | Con1, Con4, Fn12, Fn9, Fo, He2, Laur3, Med3, NB, NYPL1, Pal5, Pal8, Per2, Pnc3, Pnc5, Ricc12, Ricc15, Tre |
| ALGieri | Med3 |
| ALGIERI | Wie1 |
| algierii | Fn9 |
| Algieris | Pad1 |
| Algiery | Cors2 |
| arzeri | Med2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Algiers.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/algiers/.