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The beauty of Algiers

Association Scientifique desEtudiants en Pharmacie d’Alger Eastern Mediterranean Regional

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Welcome to Algiers

A lgiers capital and chief seaport of Algeria, It is the political, economic, and culturalcentre of the country.

Algiers is built on the slopes of the Sahel Hills, which parallel the Mediterranean Seacoast, and it extends along the Bay of Algiers. The city faces east and north andforms a large amphitheatre of dazzling white buildings that dominate the harbour andthe bay. The city takes its name (Arabic: “The Islands”) from several small islands

that formerly existed in the bay,

The old Turkish, or Muslim, section of

Algiers is built on the upper slopes of thehills and has preserved much of itsarchitectural character of high blank-walledhouses and narrow winding streets. TheMuslim section is dominated by thefortress of the Kasbah (Qa ṣbah),designated a UNESCO World Heritage sitein 1992; it was the residence of the lasttwo Turkish deys, or governors, of Algiers.

# 1 Casbah of Algiers

# 2 Who is Amir Abdelkadder ?

was an Algerian religious and military leader

who led a struggle against the French colonialinvasion in the mid-19th century. An Islamicscholar and Sufi who unexpectedly foundhimself leading a military campaign, he built upa collection of Algerian tribesmen that for manyyears successfully held out against one of themost advanced armies in Europe.

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#3- Cathedral Notredame d’A ri ue

Located on a cliff overlooking the Bay of Algiers inAlgeria's capital city, the Notre Dame d'Afrique is a19th century Roman Catholic Church. As thebasilica of Algiers , the Notre Dame d’Afrique (OurLady of Africa) was designed by Jean EugeneFromageau, the chief architect for ecclesiasticalbuildings during French colonial rule. It tookfourteen years to complete the basilica and it wasinaugurated in 1872.

# 4- Jardin d’essais of Algiers

The Test Garden Hamma (French: Jardin d'Essai du Hamma ) is a 58-hectare (140-acre) botanical garden (38 hectares) of gardens and 20 hectares of arboretumlocated in the Mohamed Belouizdad district of Algiers. It was established in 1832 andis now still considered one of the most important botanical gardens in the world.

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5-Roman ruines ofTipaza

ipasa , as it was then called, was anncient Punic trading-post conquered by

Ancient Rome and turned into a militaryolony by the emperor Claudius for the

onquest of the kingdoms of Mauretania. Afterwards it became a municipium calledColonia Aelia Tipasensis ,

he city was an important Christian centeruring the last centuries of Romanomination, with 3 basilicas.ipasa was destroyed by the Vandals in30 AD,

#6- Model of traditionnelclothes

7-Example of Algerian meals