Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century.

graves, Bab el Oued, Jewish, Cemetery, Algier, Algeria, 19th century,
Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century

Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century.

Tombeaux juifs.

Bab al-Wadi (Arabic: باب الواد) is the municipality that is the seat of the Bab al-Wadi district of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The municipality is located on the northern edge of the city centre.

Bab al-Wadi was established during the French period as the main neighbourhood of poor pied-noirs, including many poor fishermen. After the independence of Algeria, Algerian Muslims settled there.

Source: L’Algérie historique, pittoresque et monumentale. Recueil de vues, monuments, cérémonies, costumes, armes et portraits… avec texte descriptif des localités, mœurs, jeux et divertissements des habitants de l’Algérie. Louis-Adrien Berbrugger.

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