Notre Dame d’Afrique
Notre Dame d’Afrique is a scenic viewpoint in Bologhine Ibn Ziri, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province. Notre Dame d’Afrique is situated nearby to the government office Apostolic Nunciature, as well as near the cemetery Cimetière juif de Bologhine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Notre-Dame d’Afrique and Omar Hamadi Stadium.
Notre-Dame d’Afrique
Church
Photo: Magharebia, CC BY 2.0.
Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique is a Catholic basilica in Algiers, Algeria. 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:…
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. Omar Hamadi Stadium is situated 430 metres east of Notre Dame d’Afrique.
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. Astrophysical and Geophysical Astronomy Research Center is situated 1 km southwest of Notre Dame d’Afrique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bologhine and Bāb al-Wādī.
Bologhine
Suburb
Photo: Yves Jalabert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bologhine is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is named after Bologhine ibn Ziri, who founded the city in 944.
Bāb al-Wādī
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Notre Dame d’Afrique
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Bologhine Ibn Ziri, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.80097° or 36° 48′ 4″ northLongitude
3.04328° or 3° 2′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8F85R22V+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 2752445536OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Notre Dame d’Afrique” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السيدة الأفريقية”
- French: “Notre Dame d’Afrique”
- Spanish: “Nuestra Señora de África”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Apostolic Nunciature and Cimetière juif de Bologhine.
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