El Afak
El Afak is a neighborhood in Commune de Draria, Algiers Province. El Afak is situated nearby to the suburb Sebala, as well as near the quarter Cité Boualem Froussane.Places of Interest
Highlights include Draria Nuclear Research Center and Ben Aknoun Zoo.
Draria Nuclear Research Center
NUR Reactor is an open pool research reactor at Centre de Dévéloppement des Techniques Nucléaires in Algiers. Built by INVAP, it is 1MWt and based on RA-6. It achieved first criticality in April 1989.
5 July 1962 Stadium
Sports venue
Photo: Haddbill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 5 July 1962 Stadium, named after the day Algeria declared independence, is a football and athletics stadium located in Algiers, Algeria. The stadium was inaugurated in 1972 with a capacity of 80,000. 5 July 1962 Stadium is situated 3½ km north of El Afak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Achour and Tixeraïne.
El Achour
Suburb
Photo: Sandervalya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Achour is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. The head office of the French-language newspaper Liberté is in El Achour.
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. Tixeraïne is situated 2½ km southeast of El Afak.
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". Saoula is situated 3 km southeast of El Afak.
El Afak
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: tourism, chalet, and locality
- Location: Commune de Draria, Draria, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.72798° or 36° 43′ 41″ northLongitude
3.00768° or 3° 0′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8F85P2H5+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 5083911422OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=chalet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“El Afak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي الافاق”
- French: “Cité El Afak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sebala and Cité Boualem Froussane.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مركز البريد السبالة - عدل and APC de Draria - Annexe Sebala.
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