El Alia Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة العالية, romanizedMaqbarat al-ʻĀlīyah) is a cemetery in a suburb of Algiers in the commune of Oued Smar in Algeria the result of the donation in 1928 of a 78 hectares ( 193 acres) plot of land by its owner called "El Alia" means in Arabic which is high, but came from the surname of the donor of the land in 1928, Hamza El-Alia before her departure to mecca .[1]

El Alia Cemetery
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Established1928
Location
Country Algeria
Coordinates36°43′11″N 3°09′53″E / 36.71972°N 3.16472°E / 36.71972; 3.16472
Size18 hectares (44 acres)

History

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It comprises tombs of numerous Algerian notables and also has the graves of actors and actresses and other artists (opera singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, architects, writers, poets). It also includes the tombs of several scientists, academicians and sports people.

Allied soldiers who died during the North African Campaign were also buried there, including men who were evacuated to Africa after being wounded during Operation Husky, and who died there. Commonwealth graves are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Notable interments

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Le Soir Algerie [dead link]
  2. ^ "KUNA : Mahfoud Nahnah laid to final resting - Politics - 20/06/2003". www.kuna.net.kw. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Le général Beloucif inhumé hier au cimetière d'El-Alia Décédé jeudi à l'âge de 70 ans – Liberté Algérie , Quotidien national d'information". Liberte-algerie.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Confidences du général-major Beloucif – Algeria-Watch". algeria-watch.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Abdelmadjid Aouchiche, le fondateur de la DNC-ANP, n'est plus Un parcours riche en expériences – Liberté Algérie , Quotidien national d'information". Liberte-algerie.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ Hewlett, K. (2002). "Former APA CEO Passes Away at Age 86". PsycEXTRA Dataset. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "MémorialGenWeb complementter.php". Memorial-genweb.org. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Algeria buries former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika". Al Jazeera. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Algeria gives disgraced ex-leader Bouteflika 3-days mourning". Associated Press. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Abdelkader Bensalah inhumé au cimetière d'El-Alia" [Abdelkader Bensalah buried in El-Alia cemetery]. Algérie Presse Service (in French). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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