El Kettar Cemetery
El Kettar Cemetery is one of the most famous cemeteries in Algeria. It is situated in a suburb of the city of Algiers in the commune of Oued Koriche. It opened in 1838 replacing the cemetery of Sidi Abderrahmane destroyed in 1830.Photo: Habib kaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of the Dey and Serkadji Prison.
Palace of the Dey
Photo: Yves Jalabert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palace of the Dey, also known as Algiers Castle, is an Ottoman era palace in the city of Algiers, Algeria. Completed in the 16th century, it is situated inside the Casbah of Algiers, and settled by successive deys of the city. Palace of the Dey is situated 370 metres east of El Kettar Cemetery.
Serkadji Prison
Museum
Serkadji Prison, formerly Barberousse Prison, was a high-security prison in Algiers, Algeria; in 1995, about two-thirds of the 1,500 prisoners detained are accused or convicted of terrorism. Serkadji Prison is situated 440 metres east of El Kettar Cemetery.
Ketchaoua Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Rachid Hamatou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways. Ketchaoua Mosque is situated 1 km east of El Kettar Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oued Koriche and Bāb al-Wādī.
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.
Casbah of Algiers
Suburb
The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.
El Kettar Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Algeria
- Category: burial
- Location: Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.78576° or 36° 47′ 9″ northLongitude
3.05121° or 3° 3′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8F85Q3P2+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 217223980OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q16890936
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“El Kettar Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة القطار”
- French: “cimetière d’El-Kettar”
- French: “Cimetière El Kettar”
- French: “cimetière El-Kettar”
- German: “Friedhof El Kettar”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مستشفى الهادي فليسي القطار and السلام.
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