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The Casbah (Arabic: قصبة, qaṣba, meaning citadel) is the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. In 1992, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization proclaimed Kasbah of Algiers a World Cultural Heritage Site, as "There are the remains of the citadel, old mosques and Ottoman-style palaces as well as the remains of a ...
Ketchaoua Mosque is located in the historic Casbah of Algiers in the southern part of the city, approximately 250 metres east of the Djamaa el Kebir mosque, near the Archbishop's Palace of Algiers and National Library of Algeria. The mosque, built during the city's Ottoman period, was once at the centre of the city. Its strategic location on ...
The Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane et-Thaâlibi is a zawiya (Mausoleum) located at the lower Casbah of Algiers, Algeria. [1] It is honoring the memory of the patron saint of the city, Sidi Abderrahman and-Thaâlibi.
The Palais des Rais (Arabic: قصر الرياس), also known as Bastion 23, is a classified historical monument [1] [2] located in Algiers, Algeria.It is notable for its architecture and for being the last surviving quarter (houma) of the lower Casbah.
Palace of the Dey (Arabic: قصر الداي), [1] [2] also known as Algiers Castle (Arabic: قلعة الجزائر), is an Ottoman era palace in the city of Algiers, Algeria. Completed in the 16th century, it is situated inside the Casbah of Algiers , and settled by successive deys of the city.
But the protests that swept Algeria in 2019 and led him to resign after 20 years in power prohibited Bouteflika's from realizing his plans, naming the mosque after himself or inaugurating it in ...
The mosque is located at the upper part of the city, and constituted the old border of the Casbah (citadel or kasbah) when the city was controlled by Amazigh rulers. [1] [2] The mosque was designated as the National Heritage of Algeria in 1904. [4] It was also inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site List as a part of the Casbah of Algiers ...
Djamaa el Kebir (Arabic: الجامع الكبير, romanized: djama' el-kebir), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (French: Grande mosquée d'Alger), is a historic mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It is located within the Casbah (old city), near the city's harbor. [ 1 ]