Bordj Kalaat el-Foul

Bordj Kalaat el-Foul is a fort in , , . Bordj Kalaat el-Foul is situated nearby to , as well as near the church .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Omar Hamadi Stadium and Notre-Dame d’Afrique.

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 130 metres southwest of Bordj Kalaat el-Foul.

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 600 metres west of Bordj Kalaat el-Foul.

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 1½ km west of Bordj Kalaat el-Foul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bologhine and Bāb al-Wādī.

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.

Suburb
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Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in , the capital of , along the coast north of the . As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of in northern .

Bordj Kalaat el-Foul

Latitude
36.8016° or 36° 48′ 6″ north
Longitude
3.04931° or 3° 2′ 58″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8F85R22X+JP
Geo­Names ID
11888139
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Bordj Kalaat el-Foul” goes by many names.
  • French: “Fort des Anglais” (historical)
  • French: “Fort du château des Fèves” (historical)

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