Notre-Dame d’Afrique

The 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: building in Algeria
  • Also known as: “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Senora de Africa”, “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Senora de África”, “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Africa”, “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Señora de África”, “Basílica Menor de Nuestra Senora de Africa”, “Basílica Menor de Nuestra Senora de África”, “Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Africa”, “Basilica of Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”, “Basiliek van Algiers”, “Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Afrique كاتدرائية السيدة الإفريقية”, “Our Lady of Africa Cathedral”, “Базилика африканской богоматери”, “كنيسة السيدة الإفريقية”, “كنيسة سيدة أفريقيا”, “نوتردام دو أفريك”, and “阿尔及尔非洲圣母圣殿”
  • Address: Rue Noureddine Mekeri, Bologhine
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Omar Hamadi Stadium and Astrophysical and Geophysical Astronomy Research Center.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , , . is situated 490 metres east of Notre-Dame d’Afrique.

Observatory
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The Algiers Observatory was built in the late 19th… is situated 1 km southwest of Notre-Dame d’Afrique.

Mosque
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is situated 620 metres north of Notre-Dame d’Afrique.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bologhine and Bāb al-Wādī.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the city of in northern .

Suburb
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Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in , the capital…

Suburb
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is a suburb of the city of in northern .

Notre-Dame d’Afrique

Latitude
36.80105° or 36° 48′ 4″ north
Longitude
3.04262° or 3° 2′ 33″ east
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
Open location code
8F85R22V+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26614341
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­basilica
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
2486128
Wiki­data ID
Q2088381
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Notre-Dame d’Afrique” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السيدة الإفريقية”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيدة الأفريقية”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Афрыканскай Божай Маці”
  • Chinese: “非洲圣母圣殿”
  • Chinese: “非洲聖母聖殿”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika Majke Božje Afričke u Alžiru”
  • Czech: “bazilika Panny Marie Africké v Alžíru”
  • Danish: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Afrika”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Afrika”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيده الإفريقيه”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيده الافريقيه”
  • Finnish: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
  • French: “basilique Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”
  • French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”
  • French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Afrique”
  • German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Afrika”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική της Παναγίας της Αφρικής”
  • Hindi: “नोत्र-दाम दाफ़्रिक”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda Maria dari Afrika”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Nostra Signora d’Africa”
  • Italian: “basilica di Notre-Dame d’Afrique”
  • Japanese: “ノートルダム・ダフリク大聖堂”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Matki Boskiej Afrykańskiej”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de Nossa Senhora da África”
  • Romanian: “Notre-Dame d’Afrique”
  • Romanian: “Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”
  • Russian: “Собор Африканской Богоматери”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Notre Dame d’Afrique”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de África”
  • Spanish: “basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de África”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de África”
  • Swedish: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
  • Turkish: “Afrika Meryem Ana Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Африканської Богоматері”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Діви Марії Африканської”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Đức Bà Châu Phi”

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Nearby Places

Places to explore: Basilique and Basilique كاتدرائية.

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