Notre-Dame d’Afrique
Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique is a Catholic basilica in Algiers, Algeria. 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:…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: building in Algeria
- Also known as: “Basilica of Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”, “Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”, and “Our Lady of Africa Cathedral”
- Address: Rue Noureddine Mekeri, Bologhine
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Apostolic Nunciature and Omar Hamadi Stadium.
Apostolic Nunciature
Government office
The Apostolic Nunciature to Algeria is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Algeria. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and enjoys the rank of an ambassador.
Omar Hamadi Stadium
Stadium
Omar Hamadi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria. 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. Omar Hamadi Stadium is situated 490 metres east of Notre-Dame d’Afrique.
Astrophysical and Geophysical Astronomy Research Center
Observatory
Photo: Mehnimalik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Algiers Observatory was built in the late 19th century in the Algiers suburb of Bouzaréah, 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. Astrophysical and Geophysical Astronomy Research Center is situated 1 km southwest of Notre-Dame d’Afrique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bologhine and Bāb al-Wādī.
Bologhine
Suburb
Photo: Yves Jalabert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bologhine is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is named after Bologhine ibn Ziri, who founded the city in 944.
Bāb al-Wādī
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732.
Notre-Dame d’Afrique
- Categories: Catholic pilgrimage church, minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bologhine Ibn Ziri, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.80105° or 36° 48′ 4″ northLongitude
3.04262° or 3° 2′ 33″ eastElevation
130 metres (427 feet)Open location code
8F85R22V+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 26614341OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=basilicaOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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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”
- Arabic: “كنيسة السيدة الإفريقية”
- Arabic: “كنيسة سيدة أفريقيا”
- Arabic: “نوتردام دو أفريك”
- Belarusian: “Сабор Афрыканскай Божай Маці”
- Chinese: “阿尔及尔非洲圣母圣殿”
- Chinese: “非洲圣母圣殿”
- Chinese: “非洲聖母聖殿”
- Croatian: “Bazilika Majke Božje Afričke u Alžiru”
- Croatian: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
- Danish: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van Algiers”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Afrika”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Afrika”
- Dutch: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
- 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”
- French: “Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Afrika”
- Greek: “Βασιλική της Παναγίας της Αφρικής”
- 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”
- Russian: “Базилика африканской богоматери”
- Russian: “Собор Африканской Богоматери”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica Notre Dame d’Afrique”
- Spanish: “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Senora de Africa”
- Spanish: “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Senora de África”
- Spanish: “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Africa”
- Spanish: “Basilica Menor de Nuestra Señora de África”
- Spanish: “Basílica Menor de Nuestra Senora de Africa”
- Spanish: “Basílica Menor de Nuestra Senora de África”
- Spanish: “Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Africa”
- Spanish: “basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de África”
- Spanish: “Basílica menor de Nuestra Señora de África”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de África”
- Spanish: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
- 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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