El Biar (from Arabic "الأبيار", meaning "The Wells") is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in the administrative constituency of Bouzaréah in the Algiers Province. As of the 1998 census, it has a population of 52,582 inhabitants. The suburb's postal code is 16030 and its municipal code is 1610.
El Biar
الأبيار ⵍⴻⴱⵢⴰⵔ | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Seal | |
 | |
  El Biar | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′09″N 3°01′47″E / 36.769069°N 3.029684°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Algiers |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 52,582 |
| Website | elbiar-dz |
.jpg)
Buildings edit
Notable people edit
- René Aleman (1913–1989), French weightlifter
- Khalil Boukedjane, football player
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937–2021), 5th President of Algeria (1999–2019)[1]
- Saïd Bouteflika, Algerian politician and academic, brother of Abdelaziz Bouteflika[2]
- Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998), civil rights leader & author
- Jacques Derrida (1930–2004), philosopher
- Dahmane El Harrachi, chaabi singer
- Marcelle Laloë, (1884-1974), wife of Hàm Nghi
- Hàm Nghi, eighth Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty
- Mohamed Hamdoud, football player
- Tarek Lazizi, retired football player
- Djamel Menad, retired football player
- Lahcène Nazef, football player
- Abderrahmane Nekli, diplomat
- Issam Nima, long jumper
- Georges Rochegrosse, French painter
- Rouiched, actor and comedian
- Mohamed Hamdoud, football player
- Abderraouf Zeghdane known as RAOUF ADEAR, Rapper, songwriter music producer
- Moïse Tshombe, Congolese politician put under house arrest
Government and infrastructure edit
The Transport Ministry has its head office in El Biar.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Algérie : la famille Bouteflika délogée de la résidence présidentielle ?" (in French). Maroc Diplomatique. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Farid Alilat (5 August 2013). "Saïd Bouteflika : Mister mystère". jeuneafrique.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Contact Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine." Transport Ministry. Retrieved on 3 February 2012. "01, Chemin Ibn Badis El-Mouiz Ex Poirsson, El Biar 16300 Alger"
External links edit
- (in English) Ministry of Energy and Mining