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The Chalmette–Lower Algiers Ferry is a ferry across the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana, connecting Chalmette and Algiers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] History
Algiers (/ æ l ˈ dʒ ɪər z /) is a historic neighborhood of New Orleans and is the only Orleans Parish community located on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Algiers is known as the 15th Ward, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. [1] It was once home to many jazz musicians [2] [3] [4]
Completed in 1956, it became the new cathedral in the capital after the Cathedral of Saint Philip of Algiers reconverted into a Muslim Ketchaoua Mosque. [1] The Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Algiers. Construction of the church began after a wish of Bishop Leynaud in 1944. It was elevated to a ...
Djamaa el Djazaïr (Arabic: جامع الجزائر), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (French: Grande mosquée d'Alger), is a large mosque located in Algiers, Algeria. Opened in April 2019, it houses the world's tallest minaret and is the third-largest mosque in the world after the Great Mosque of Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi of ...
Algerians consume a high amount of meat, and it is found in almost every dish. Mutton is the most eaten meat in the country. [8]Algerian couscous with vegetables. Poultry and beef are also used—other, more uncommon types of meat such as game, birds and venison are considered a delicacy.
The construction of the Algiers train station was completed and inaugurated in the year 1865 during the completion of a railway line from Algiers to Oran. [9] The railway line from Algiers to Blida began on September 8, 1862 for the commodity train, then on October 25, 1862 for the passenger train. [10]
Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (Arabic: مطار قسنطينة - محمد بوضياف, French: Aéroport de Constantine - Mohamed Boudiaf IATA: CZL, ICAO: DABC) is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Constantine; about 320 kilometres (200 mi) east-southeast of Algiers.
Dar Mustapha Pacha (French: Palais Mustapha Pacha) is a Moorish palace, [1] located in the Casbah of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria. It houses the National Museum of Miniatures, Illumination and Calligraphy. [2] It was built by the future Dey Mustapha Pacha between 1798 [3] and 1799. [4]