The Lower Casbah

The Lower Casbah is a neighborhood in , , . The Lower Casbah is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ali Bitchin Mosque and Ketchaoua Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Dziri16, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Sunni in , . It's named after Ali Bitchin, who ordered its construction in 1622 CE. It is situated inside the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located at the crosspoint between and the lower area of the Casbah.

Mosque
Photo: Rachid Hamatou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 , a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways.

Museum
Photo: Abderrahmane boudjenane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an art museum in , the capital of . The museum is located on Rue Socgemah in the Souk El-Djemaâ of the Basse-Casbah district and welcomes around 47,000 visitors every year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bāb al-Wādī and Alger Centre.

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
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is a municipality in , . It is administratively part of Sidi M'Hamed district, and it has a population of 96,329 as of the 1998 census, which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of in northern .

The Lower Casbah

Latitude
36.78691° or 36° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
3.0625° or 3° 3′ 45″ east
Open location code
8F85Q3P7+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13062438567
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

Discover The Lower Casbah from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“The Lower Casbah” goes by many names.

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