The Powder Magazine

The Powder Magazine is a building in , , . The Powder Magazine is situated nearby to the city gate , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of the Dey and Ibn Faris Mosque.

Photo: Yves Jalabert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Algiers Castle, is an Ottoman era palace in the city of , . Completed in the 16th century, it is situated inside the , and settled by successive deys of the city.

Mosque
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The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès and formerly as Djamâa Lihoud, is a located on Place Randon in , the capital of . is situated 350 metres east of The Powder Magazine.

Museum
, formerly Barberousse Prison, was a high-security prison in , Algeria; in 1995, about two-thirds of the 1,500 prisoners detained are accused or convicted of terrorism. is situated 260 metres north of The Powder Magazine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casbah of Algiers and Bāb al-Wādī.

Suburb
The , commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of , founded in 944 by the Zirids. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.

Suburb
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Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in , the capital of , along the coast north of the . As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732.

Suburb
Photo: Dzhardlock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of the city of in northern .

The Powder Magazine

Latitude
36.784° or 36° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
3.05528° or 3° 3′ 19″ east
Open location code
8F85Q3M4+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 390274332
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­powder_magazine
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“The Powder Magazine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دار البارود”
  • French: “La Poudrière”

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