Martyrs Memorial
The Maqam Echahid is a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian War. The monument was opened on July 5, 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument in Algiers, Algeria
- Also known as: “Maqam Echahid”, “Martyrs‘ Memorial”, and “Monument of the Martyrs”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers and Villa Abd-el-Tif.
National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers
Museum
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The National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers is one of the largest art museums in Africa. Opened to the public since 5 May 1930, it is located in the Hamma district, next to the Hamma test garden. National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers is situated 230 metres east of Martyrs Memorial.
Villa Abd-el-Tif
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The Villa Abd-el-Tif, also known as la Villa Medicis algérienne, is a Moorish villa located in Algiers, Algeria. It is notable for having been set up in 1907 in emulation of the French Academy in Rome, the Villa Medici. Villa Abd-el-Tif is situated 320 metres east of Martyrs Memorial.
Riadh El Feth
Shopping center
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Riadh El Feth is a shopping center, which is situated 270 metres south of Martyrs Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Madania and Belouizdad.
El Madania
Suburb
El Madania is a municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is administratively part of Sidi M'Hamed district. Its municipal code is 1603 and postal code is 16075. It has a population of 51,404 as of the 1998 census, which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.
Belouizdad
Suburb
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Mohamed Belouizdad is a quarter of Algiers, Algeria in Algiers Province. The quarter was formerly known as Belcourt during the French colonisation period.
Algiers
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Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria, set along the Mediterranean coast. Known for its striking French colonial architecture, the city reveals layers of history shaped by Ottoman rule, French colonialism and Algerian independence.
Martyrs Memorial
- Categories: memorial, tourism, and historic site
- Location: El Madania, Sidi M’hamed, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.74571° or 36° 44′ 45″ northLongitude
3.06973° or 3° 4′ 11″ eastInception
1982Open location code
8F85P3W9+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 370342095OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3056085
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In Other Languages
From Algerian Arabic to Vietnamese—“Martyrs Memorial” goes by many names.
- Algerian Arabic: “مقام الشهيد”
- Arabic: “مقام الشهيد”
- Chinese: “殉道者紀念碑”
- Chinese: “烈士紀念碑”
- Chinese: “烈士纪念碑”
- Chinese: “阿爾及爾烈士紀念館”
- French: “Makam Chadid”
- French: “Maquam E’chahid”
- French: “Memorial du martyr”
- French: “mémorial du martyr”
- French: “Mémorial du martyr”
- French: “Mémorial du Martyr”
- French: “Monument des martyrs de la guerre de l’indépendance”
- French: “Monument des martyrs”
- French: “Sanctuaire du Martyr”
- Hausa: “Tunawa da Shahidan, Algiers”
- Italian: “Maqam Echahid”
- Polish: “Pomnik Chwały i Męczeństwa w Algierze”
- Portuguese: “Memorial do Mártir”
- Portuguese: “Mémorial du Martyr”
- Portuguese: “مقام الشهيد”
- Portuguese: “ⴰⵙⵎⴽⵜⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵖⵕⴰⵙ UmɣṚas”
- Russian: “Памятник славы и мученичества”
- Slovenian: “Maqam Echahid”
- Slovenian: “Spomenik mučenikom, Alžir”
- Spanish: “Monumento de los Martires”
- Spanish: “Monumento de los Mártires”
- Turkish: “Şehitler Anıtı (Cezayir)”
- Turkish: “Şehitler Anıtı”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал мучеників (Алжир)”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал мучеників”
- Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm liệt sĩ Algiers”
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