Martyrs‘ Square
Martyrs‘ Square is a square in Casbah, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province. Martyrs‘ Square is situated nearby to the government office Public Treasury, as well as near The archaeological excavation site of the remains of the ‘El Sayyida Mosque’.Photo: غريب صلاح الدين, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: squares in Algiers, Algeria
- Also known as: “Martyrs Square” and “Place du Gouvernement”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Djamaa El Kebir and Ketchaoua Mosque.
Djamaa El Kebir
Mosque
Photo: Habib kaki, CC0.
The Djamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque of Algiers, is a mosque located in the city of Algiers, Algeria. Built in 1097, it is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture. Djamaa El Kebir is situated 160 metres east of Martyrs‘ Square.
Ketchaoua Mosque
Mosque
Photo: LeilaBouras, 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 170 metres southwest of Martyrs‘ Square.
Place des Martyrs (Martyrs Square)
Metro station
Photo: Sandervalya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Place des Martyrs is a transfer station serving the Line 1 of the Algiers Metro. It was inaugurated on 9 April 2018 by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bāb al-Wādī and Alger Centre.
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.
Alger Centre
Suburb
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alger Centre is a municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is administratively part of Sidi M'Hamed district, and it has a population of 96,329 as of the 1998 census, which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.
Martyrs‘ Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Casbah, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.78571° or 36° 47′ 9″ northLongitude
3.06248° or 3° 3′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8F85Q3P6+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 54920525OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q35020466
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Martyrs‘ Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحة الشهداء”
- Chinese: “烈士广场”
- Chinese: “烈士廣場”
- Dutch: “Martelaarsplein”
- French: “place des Martyrs”
- French: “Place des Martyrs”
- French: “place du Gouvernement”
- Hebrew: “כיכר השהידים”
- Hindi: “शहीद चौक”
- Irish: “Cearnóg na Mairtíreach”
- Italian: “Piazza dei Martiri”
- Japanese: “烈士広場”
- Korean: “순교자 광장”
- Polish: “Plac Męczenników”
- Portuguese: “Praça dos Mártires”
- Romanian: “Piața Martirilor”
- Russian: “Площадь Мучеников”
- Spanish: “Plaza de los Mártires”
- Ukrainian: “Площа мучеників”
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