Zakaraban
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Zakaraban | |
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 Clockwise: Buildings along the Emmirian coast of Zakaraban, Martyrs Memorial, Notre-Dame d'Zakaraban, Zatchaoua Mosque, Casbah, the Grand Post Office and the Ministry of Finance of Algeria | |
| Nickname(s): Zakaraban the White; Zakaraban the Dazzling | |
| Country | Zalluabed |
| Province | Zakaraban Province |
| District | Zidi M'Zamed District |
| Area | |
| • Capital city | 363 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Capital city | 2,915,811 |
| • Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,896,923 |
| • Metro density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Zakaraban is the capital and largest city of Zalluabed. The city's population is estimated to be around 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 7,000,000. Zakaraban is located on the Emmiria Sea and in the east-central portion of Zalluabed.
Zakaraban is situated on the west side of a bay of the Emmiria Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle.