Old Tixeraïne

Old Tixeraïne is a quarter in Commune de Draria, Algiers Province. Old Tixeraïne is situated nearby to the suburb Sebala, as well as near Said Hamdine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include El Mouradia Palace and Ben Aknoun Zoo.

El Mouradia Palace

Public building

Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.

El Mouradia Palace is the office and residence of the president of Algeria. It is located in the neighborhood of El Mouradia on the hills overlooking Algiers. "El Mouradia" is also widely used as a shorthand for the Algerian president's office. El Mouradia Palace is situated 3 km northeast of Old Tixeraïne.

Ben Aknoun Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Bachounda, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ben Aknoun Zoo is situated 2½ km northwest of Old Tixeraïne.

Archdiocese of Algiers

Church

Photo: Ps2613, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Archdiocese of Algiers is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria. Archdiocese of Algiers is situated 3½ km north of Old Tixeraïne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tixeraïne and Birkhadem.

Tixeraïne

Suburb

Tixeraïne is a suburb and former village within the Birkhadem commune in Algiers Province on the outskirts of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. JS Tixeraïne is the local football club.

Birkhadem

Suburb

Photo: Zia ach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Birkhadem or Bir Khadem is a commune in Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it had a population of 77,749.

Saoula

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Saoula is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is one of the five municipalities in the Bir Mourad Raïs District. Saoula's name most likely comes from two Arabic words: saha, which means "open place", and oula, which means "first".

Old Tixeraïne

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Vieille Tixeraïne”
Category: locality
Location: Commune de Draria, Draria, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

36.7245° or 36° 43′ 28″ north

Longitude

3.02614° or 3° 1′ 34″ east

Open location code

8F85P2FG+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11043835581

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Old Tixeraïne” goes by many names.

Arabic: “تيقصراين القديمة”
French: “Vieille Tixéraine”
Italian: “Tixeraïne Vecchia”
Spanish: “Tixeraïne Viejo”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sebala and Said Hamdine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre de soins Mourad Rachid and Institut National de Formation Supérieur des Cadres de la Jeunesse.

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