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.
  • Roman Catholic church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 130 metres (430 feet)
  • Description: building in Algeria
  • Address: Rue Noureddine Mekeri, Bologhine
  • Also known as
    “Basilica of Notre-Dame-d’Afrique”
    “Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Afrique كاتدرائية السيدة الإفريقية”
    “Our Lady of Africa Cathedral”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in , , .
490 metres east of Notre-Dame d’Afrique
Observatory
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1 km southwest of Notre-Dame d’Afrique
620 metres north of Notre-Dame d’Afrique

Suburbs in the Area

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Latitude
36.80105° or 36° 48′ 4″ north
Longitude
3.04262° or 3° 2′ 33″ east
Open location code
8F85R22V+C2
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Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building = basilica
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination = roman_catholic
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Notre-Dame d’Afrique” goes by many names.
السيدة الإفريقيةArabic
كاتدرائية السيدة الأفريقيةArabic
كنيسة السيدة الإفريقيةArabic
كنيسة سيدة أفريقياArabic
نوتردام دو أفريكArabic
Сабор Афрыканскай Божай МаціBelarusian
阿尔及尔非洲圣母圣殿Chinese
非洲圣母圣殿Chinese
非洲聖母聖殿Chinese
Bazilika Majke Božje Afričke u AlžiruCroatian
Notre Dame d’AfriqueCroatian
bazilika Panny Marie Africké v AlžíruCzech
Notre Dame d’AfriqueDanish
Basiliek van AlgiersDutch
Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe van AfrikaDutch
Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van AfrikaDutch
Notre Dame d’AfriqueDutch
كاتدرائية السيده الإفريقيهEgyptian Arabic
Notre Dame d’AfriqueFinnish
Βασιλική της Παναγίας της ΑφρικήςGreek
नोत्र-दाम दाफ़्रिकHindi
Basilika Bunda Maria dari AfrikaIndonesian
Basilica di Nostra Signora d’AfricaItalian
basilica di Notre-Dame d’AfriqueItalian
ノートルダム・ダフリク大聖堂Japanese
Bazylika Matki Boskiej AfrykańskiejPolish
Notre-Dame-d’AfriqueRomanian
Базилика африканской богоматериRussian
Собор Африканской БогоматериRussian
Stolnica Notre Dame d’AfriqueSlovenian
Notre Dame d’AfriqueSwedish
Afrika Meryem Ana BazilikasıTurkish
Собор Африканської БогоматеріUkrainian
Собор Діви Марії АфриканськоїUkrainian
Nhà thờ Đức Bà Châu PhiVietnamese

Localities in the Area

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

Algeria: Highlights

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