Casbah
Casbah is a locality in Bab El Oued, Algiers Province. Casbah is situated nearby to the suburb Bāb al-Wādī, as well as near the locality Isly.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ketchaoua Mosque and Omar Hamadi Stadium.
Ketchaoua Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Rachid Hamatou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algiers and Bāb al-Wādī.
Algiers
Photo: Clapsus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, set along the Mediterranean coast. Known for its striking French colonial architecture, the city reveals layers of history shaped by Ottoman rule, French colonialism and Algerian independence.
Bāb al-Wādī
Suburb
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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.
Bouzaréah
Suburb
Photo: Mehnimalik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bouzareah or Bouzaréah, formerly known as Bouzriah, is a suburb of Algiers, 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. Bouzaréah is situated 3½ km west of Casbah.
Casbah
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bab El Oued, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.7865° or 36° 47′ 11″ northLongitude
3.0582° or 3° 3′ 30″ eastElevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
8F85Q3P5+H7GeoNames ID
12953619
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In Other Languages
“Casbah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القصبة”
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