• Source: Bab El Oued

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.




History


During the existence of French Algeria, Bab El Oued was established as the main neighbourhood of poor pied-noirs, including many poor fishermen. Towards the end of the Algerian War, the neighbourhood became the stronghold of the Organisation armée secrète, until OAS attacks on the French Army led them to assault and purge the neighbourhood, during the siege of Bab el Oued in March 1962. Soon after, Algeria became independent, and the pied noir population fled the country. The neighbourhood was then settled by Muslim Algerians. The neighbourhood again gained notoriety during the leadup to the Algerian Civil War (which broke out in 1991) as a stronghold of the Islamic Salvation Front, or FIS. Its population in 1998 was 102,200.




Shrine


Located beyond the Bab al-Oued, on a hillside, is the tomb of 'Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi (1383-1470), a revered scholar and mystic known as the patron saint of Algiers.




Notable people


Sofia Boutella
Dida Diafat
Djamel Keddou
Baya Rahouli
Abdul Abdullah Yahia
Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi is buried here
Souad Massi













References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Provinsi Aljir
• Merzak Allouache
• Daftar kode pos di Aljazair
• Gempa bumi Boumerdes 2003
• Sofia Boutella
• Yahia Boushaki
• Daftar kota di Aljazair
• Provinsi Tilimsan
• Fez
• Pierre Lucien Claverie
• Bab El Oued
• Battle of Bab El Oued
• Organisation armée secrète
• Algiers Province
• Bab El Oued District
• Sofia Boutella
• Bab El-Oued City
• Espérance de Bab El Oued
• Tower of Babel
• Algiers