Bab Ezzouar (; ) is a suburb of the city of

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

in northern

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. It is one of Algiers fastest growing municipalities and has seen many hotels and commercial malls being raised in the area. Bab Ezzouar is also the location of the University of Science and Technology of Houari Boumediene (USTHB), which is one of the most prominent technological universities in Algeria.

Geography

Bab Ezzouar is located some east by south-east of

city just south of Bordj El Kiffan. Access to the commune is by the N11 highway from Algiers which passes through the north of the commune and continues east to join the A1 highway just east of the commune. Many other local roads connect the commune to the surrounding districts. The commune is fully urban in nature.Google Maps
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Transport

The commune is served by the Algiers tramway which runs from the town to Bordj el Kiffan, including: * Yahia Boushaki tram stop

Neighbouring communes and villages

Urbanism

Bab Ezzouar is a city made up of

Commuter town A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting, which is where the term comes from. A commuter town may be called by many o ...

s built successively since the late 1970s on an ancient marshy plain with unplanned subdivisions emerging since the 1990s. It has no real downtown although it hosts several administrations. The commune consists of 8 different cities which are: *The ''Cité Ismail Yefsah'' (2068 dwellings) located in the centre *The ''Cité Soummam'' located in the centre and the north-east. *The ''Cité du 8 Mai 1945'' (Sorécal) located to the north of the Algiers northern bypass road (the N11) *The ''Cité du 5 Juillet 1962'' to the south *The ''Cité Tahar Rabia'' *The ''Cité Kourifa Rachid'' *The ''Cité El Djorf'' to the west *The ''Cité des 498 logements'' *The ''Cité EPLF'' (1080 dwellings) *The ''Cité 1200 logements'' *The ''Cité de la concorde civile'' (AADL 1) *The ''Cité AADL 2'' Also several Housing Estates: *''Boushaki'' Housing Estates 1 to 5 *''Douzi'' Housing Estates 1 to 4

History

The area was known as ''Retour de la Chasse'' (Return from Hunting) during French colonial times. At that time there were two hamlets: one French, along the old national road to Algiers airport, and another named ''Sid M'hamed'' off the motorway behind the current ''Cité du 8 Mai 1945''. The commune results from the administrative division of 1984. Beginning in 2001, the state has constructed several neighborhoods consisting of 22-story residential buildings.

Amenities

At the heart of the commune is the University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB) Algiers that has 27,000 students, as well as the National Veterinary College (ENSV), and three other university campuses. The commune has three schools: *The Lebdjaoui Mohamed School *The El Djorf School *The Mostapha Lachraf School A new business district is in the process of construction in the south-east of the commune. It includes an Hotel Mercure and

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and has offices for

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, CMA CGM, and Air Algerie in the shopping centre. A shopping centre of which extends over three floors plus two office towers of .

is headquartered in Bab Ezzouar.Contacts
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. 16 January 2013. Retrieved on 18 December 2017. "Adresse : Quartier des affaires, Bab Ezzouar Alger - Algérie"

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's operations in Algeria are based in the town, near the Mercer Hotel.

Notable people

*Ismail Yafsah lived in the commune and was assassinated in the city that bears his name: Ismail Yafsah. *

Zaho Zahera Darabid ( ; born May 10, 1980), known by her stage name Zaho (), is an Algerian-Canadian R&B singer. Biography Zahera Darabid was born on May 10, 1980, in Bab Ezzouar, a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. At the age of 18, sh ...

, singer, was born and raised in the commune - specifically in ''Cité Tahar Rabia'' building No. 13. * Rafik Saifi, footballer, was born and raised in the commune - specifically in the ''Cité du 8 Mai 1945'' building No. 5.