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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