<P> Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State , after the state bird . Alabama is also known as the `` Heart of Dixie '' and the Cotton State . The state tree is the longleaf pine , and the state flower is the camellia . Alabama 's capital is Montgomery . The largest city by population is Birmingham , which has long been the most industrialized city ; the largest city by land area is Huntsville . The oldest city is Mobile , founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana . </P>
where is the capital city of alabama located
Montgomery