Algiers Province
Bab El Oued
Rais Hamidou

Raïs Hamidou

Raïs Hamidou is a suburb of the city of in northern . Raïs Hamidou has about 28,500 residents.
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  • Type: Town with 28,500 residents
  • Description: Algerian commune in Algiers Province
  • Also known as: “Pointe-Pescade”, “Rais Hamidou”, and “Raïs Hamidou, Algeria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Astrophysical and Geophysical Astronomy Research Center and Notre-Dame d’Afrique.

Observatory
Photo: Mehnimalik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Algiers Observatory was built in the late 19th century in the suburb of , Algeria, North Africa. It participated in the Astrographic Catalogue project, taking the zone between -2 and +4 degrees to expose 1,260 plates between the years 1891 and 1911. is situated 3 km southeast of Raïs Hamidou.

Church
Photo: Magharebia, CC BY 2.0.
Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique is a Catholic basilica in , . It is the origin of the modern Catholic devotion to Our Lady of Africa. Pope Pius IX granted two Pontifical decrees towards the shrine on the same day on 15 April 1876:… is situated 3½ km southeast of Raïs Hamidou.

Stadium
Photo: Emma, CC BY 2.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of USM Alger. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people. is situated 3½ km southeast of Raïs Hamidou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bouzaréah and Bologhine.

Town
Photo: Mehnimalik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bouzareah or , formerly known as Bouzriah, is a suburb of , Algeria. The former name is derived from Arabic and is commonly interpreted as meaning “city of the wind.” Bouzareah is situated at an altitude of over 300 metres above sea level. is situated 3 km south of Raïs Hamidou.

Suburb
Photo: Yves Jalabert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the city of in northern . It is named after ibn Ziri, who founded the city in 944. is situated 3 km southeast of Raïs Hamidou.

Suburb
Photo: Habib kaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or El is a town and commune in , . In 1998 the commune had a total population of 15,879. is situated 3½ km west of Raïs Hamidou.

Raïs Hamidou

Latitude
36.81741° or 36° 49′ 3″ north
Longitude
3.01147° or 3° 0′ 41″ east
Population
28,500
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
8F85R286+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 330434836
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2484187
Wiki­data ID
Q3421420
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Raïs Hamidou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرئيس حميدو”
  • Arabic: “الرايس حميدو”
  • Arabic: “بلدية الرئيس حميدو”
  • Arabic: “بلدية الرايس حميدو”
  • Arabic: “بلدية رايس حميدو”
  • Arabic: “بلديه الرايس حميدو”
  • Arabic: “بوانت بسكاد”
  • Arabic: “رايس حميدو (بلدية)”
  • Arabic: “رايس حميدو”
  • Arabic: “رایس حمیدو”
  • Arabic: “لا بوانت بسكاد”
  • Chinese: “Raïs Hamidou”
  • Dutch: “Raïs Hamidou, Algeria”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الرايس حميدو”
  • French: “Pointe-Pescade”
  • French: “Raïs Hamidou”
  • Hebrew: “ראיס חמידו”
  • Italian: “Raïs Hamidou”
  • Kabyle: “Rayes Ḥamidu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Raïs Hamidou”
  • Persian: “شهرداری رایس حمیدو”
  • Portuguese: “Raïs Hamidou”
  • Romanian: “Raïs Hamidou (Algeria)”
  • Romanian: “Raïs Hamidou”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ras Hamidu”
  • South Azerbaijani: “رایس حمیدو”
  • Spanish: “Raïs Hamidou”
  • Turkish: “Reis Hamidu”
  • Urdu: “رایس حمیدو، الجزائر”
  • Vietnamese: “Raïs Hamidou, Algérie”

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