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Algeria

polity · 1880 AD–present

Algeria, a polity recorded 1880 AD–present: 7 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.

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Names

NameIn useLanguage
Algeria (FR)1880 AD–1899 AD—
Algeria1900 AD–1937 AD—
Algeria (France)1938 AD–1944 AD—
Algeria1945 AD–present—

Recorded boundaries

PeriodControlConfidenceEvidenceNotes
1880 AD–1899 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1880 ADSubject to France.
1900 AD–1913 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1900 AD—
1914 AD–1919 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1914 ADSubject to France.
1920 AD–1937 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1920 AD—
1938 AD–1944 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1938 ADSubject to France.
1945 AD–1959 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1945 ADSubject to France. Religion: sunni.
1960 AD–presentadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1960 ADReligion: sunni.

Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.

Sources

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