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Bordj el Kiffan
Algiers, Algeria · Africa
About Bordj el Kiffan
Bordj el Kiffan sits on the route: 10 minutes from Dar el Beïda.
Bordj el Kiffan is in Algiers, Algeria, with about 120,000 people. The nearest town is Dar el Beïda, about 4 km away.
Bordj El Kiffan (Arabic 'برج الكيفان') is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach.
Named Fort de l'Eau (Fr. 'Water Fortress') under French rule prior to 1962, used to be a famous beach resort within the Bay of Algiers, complete with luxuryRead more
hotels and a casino.
Pollution from urbanization, nearby industrialization, and untreated sewage affected the status, and the beach was no longer popular since the late 1970s. The urban location, however, preserved some of its former recreational status.
Today situated directly north (i.e. towards the Mediterranean sea) of the close by Algiers' Houari Boumedienne international airport, with direct highway connection from the capital.
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Bordj el Kiffan is in Algiers, Algeria, about 4 km from Dar el Beïda.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 123,246
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Algeria
- Region
- Algiers
- Timezone
- Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates
- 36.7487, 3.1925
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