Bab Jdid/ The Higher Casbah
Bab Jdid/ The Higher Casbah is a quarter in Alger Centre, Sidi M’hamed, Algiers Province. Bab Jdid/ The Higher Casbah is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sidi Abderrahmane, as well as near the quarter Soustara.Places of Interest
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.
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.
Ibn Faris Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès and formerly as Djamâa Lihoud, is a mosque located on Place Randon in Algiers, the capital of Algeria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casbah and Bāb al-Wādī.
Casbah
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.
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.
Bab Jdid/ The Higher Casbah
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Alger Centre, Sidi M’hamed, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.78474° or 36° 47′ 5″ northLongitude
3.05638° or 3° 3′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8F85Q3M4+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 12524210373OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Bab Jdid/ The Higher Casbah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب جديد/ القصبة العليا”
- French: “Bab Jdid/ La Haute Casbah”
- Hebrew: “באב ג’דיד”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Bir Jebah and El-Barani Mosque.
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