Station Notre Dame d’Afrique
Station Notre Dame d’Afrique is an aerial lift in Bologhine Ibn Ziri, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province. Station Notre Dame d’Afrique is situated near the cemetery Cimetière juif de Bologhine, as well as near the government office Apostolic Nunciature.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Notre-Dame d’Afrique and Omar Hamadi Stadium.
Notre-Dame d’Afrique
Church
The 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 490 metres east of Station Notre Dame d’Afrique.
Astrophysical and Geophysical Astronomy Research Center
Observatory
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 Station Notre Dame d’Afrique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bologhine and Bāb al-Wādī.
Bologhine
Suburb
Bologhine is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is named after Buluggin ibn Ziri, who founded the city in 944.
Bāb al-Wādī
Suburb
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.
Station Notre Dame d’Afrique
- Type: Aerial lift
- Address: بولوغين
- Categories: station and transport
- Location: Bologhine Ibn Ziri, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.80193° or 36° 48′ 7″ north
Longitude
3.04277° or 3° 2′ 34″ east
Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)
Operator
ETAC
Open location code
8F85R22V+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=station
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Station Notre Dame d’Afrique” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيدة الأفريقية (مغلق)”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame d’Afrique (Fermée)”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de África (Cerrada)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Notre Dame d’Afrique and Cimetière juif de Bologhine.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Station Notre Dame d’Afrique and Basilique.
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