Towns & cities
Algiers
capital city of Algeria
Algeria · 36.7764, 3.0586
Algiers is recorded as a filming location for 5 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Algiers, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
1 place inside Algiers has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Algiers as well.
“Backgrounds and exteriors were shot in Algiers and integrated into the film by cinematographer James Wong Howe.”
Movies filmed in Algiers
- The Battle of Algiers 1966
- Z 1969
- L'Atlantide 1921
- [Broken Moorings] 1979
- Le Petit Blond de la Casbah 2023
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Algiers as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations inside Algiers
1 place inside Algiers, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Algiers too.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Casbah of Algiers
Algeria·under 1 km
citadel and neighborhood in Algiers, Algeria
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Towns & cities
Bab El Oued
Algeria·2 km north
Commune d'Algérie
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Landmarks & buildings
Hotel El Djazaïr
Algeria·3 km south-west
hotel in Algiers
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Algiers?
9 productions are recorded as filmed in Algiers, including The Battle of Algiers (1966), Z (1969) and L'Atlantide (1921). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Algiers?
The Battle of Algiers (1966), covered by 45 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Algiers?
Algiers is in Algeria. Its coordinates are 36.7764, 3.0586.
What other filming locations are near Algiers?
Casbah of Algiers (under 1 km), Bab El Oued (2 km north) and Hotel El Djazaïr (3 km south-west), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.