Algeria
Algiers Province
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Casbah

The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of , the capital of Algeria. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.
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  • Type: Suburb with 36,800 residents
  • Description: citadel and neighborhood in Algiers, Algeria
  • Also known as: “Casbah of Algiers” and “Kasbah of Algiers”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Djamaa El Kebir and Ketchaoua Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Habib kaki, CC0.
The or Great Mosque of Algiers, is a located in the city of , Algeria. Built in 1097, it is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture.

Mosque
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The , also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a in the city of , the capital of . 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.

Stadium
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Algiers and Bāb al-Wādī.

Photo: Clapsus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of , 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.

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.

Town
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Bouzareah or , formerly known as Bouzriah, is a suburb of , 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. is situated 3½ km west of Casbah.

Casbah

Latitude
36.7845° or 36° 47′ 4″ north
Longitude
3.0578° or 3° 3′ 28″ east
Population
36,800
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
8F85Q3M5+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3779761638
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12953619
Wiki­data ID
Q662102
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Casbah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القصبة (الجزائر)”
  • Arabic: “القصبة السفلى”
  • Arabic: “القصبة”
  • Arabic: “بلدية قصبة جزائر بني مزغنة”
  • Arabic: “قصبة الجزائر”
  • Arabic: “قصبة جزائر بني مزغنة”
  • Arabic: “قلعة الموصل (باش طابيا)”
  • Armenian: “Ալժիրի Կասբահ”
  • Asturian: “Casba d’Arxel”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əlcəzair Kasbahı”
  • Basque: “Aljerko kasbah”
  • Belarusian: “Старая Касба ў Алжыры”
  • Bengali: “আলজিয়ার্সের কসবাহ”
  • Breton: “Kasbah”
  • Catalan: “Casba d’Alger”
  • Catalan: “qasba d’Alger”
  • Chinese: “卡斯巴古城”
  • Chinese: “阿尔及尔城堡”
  • Chinese: “阿尔及尔堡”
  • Chinese: “阿爾及爾卡斯巴”
  • Chinese: “阿爾及爾古堡”
  • Chinese: “阿爾及爾城堡”
  • Croatian: “Kazba Alžira”
  • Dagbani: “Casbah of Algiers”
  • Danish: “Kasbahen i Algier”
  • Dutch: “Kasba van Algiers”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصبه الجزائر”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصبه الجزاير”
  • Esperanto: “Kasbaho de Alĝero”
  • Finnish: “Kasbah”
  • French: “casbah d’Alger”
  • French: “Casbah d’Alger”
  • French: “Casbah”
  • French: “Kasbah d’Alger”
  • French: “La Casbah”
  • French: “Qasbah d’Alger”
  • Georgian: “კასბა”
  • German: “Kasbah von Algier”
  • German: “Kasbah”
  • Hausa: “Casbah na Algiers”
  • Hebrew: “הקסבה באלג’יר”
  • Hebrew: “קסבה”
  • Hungarian: “Algír óvárosa”
  • Hungarian: “Kaszba (Algír)”
  • Indonesian: “Kasbah Aljir”
  • Italian: “Casba di Algeri”
  • Italian: “Casbah di Algeri”
  • Japanese: “アルジェのカスバ”
  • Latvian: “Alžīras kasba”
  • Lithuanian: “Alžyro citadelė”
  • Maithili: “अल्जियर्सक कस्बाह”
  • Maltese: “Kasbah tal-Alġier”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Algers kasbah”
  • Norwegian: “Algers kasbah”
  • Persian: “قصبه الجزایر”
  • Portuguese: “Casbá de Argel”
  • Portuguese: “Kasbah de Argel”
  • Romanian: “Casbah”
  • Russian: “Старая Касба в Алжире”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kazba Alžira”
  • Slovenian: “Kazba v Alžiru”
  • Spanish: “Casba de Argel”
  • Swedish: “Algers kasbah”
  • Turkish: “Cezayir Kasbahı”
  • Ukrainian: “Касба Алжиру”
  • Ukrainian: “Касба”
  • Urdu: “قصبہ، الجزائر”
  • Vietnamese: “Kasbah của Algiers”

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